Prototypes of drinkers and accessibility of injunctive norms predict college drinking

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ID4874459
AuthorsNancy Rhodes (0000-0002-2539-9682, Michigan State University), Christopher Loiewski (Ohio State University, USA), Bridget Potocki (Ohio State University, USA), Rachel Ralston (Ohio State University, USA)
Year2019
Volume24
Issue6
Pages823-832
Publication date2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105316683240
PMID28810384
OpenAlexW2574922065
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

A self-report survey of first-year college students ( n = 421; 46% female) included measures of perceived prototype, attitude and injunctive norm accessibility, past drinking behavior, and future drinking intention. Both norm accessibility and prototype perception were significant predictors of intention to drink in the future among first-year college students. The effect of prototypes on drinking diminished as pro-drinking norms became more accessible, indicating greater automaticity of drinking decision-making. Theoretical models of drinking intention should include both normative constructs and prototypes. Implications for interventions to reduce college student drinking are discussed

Automaticity · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Norm (philosophy · Normative · Occupational safety and health · Perception · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social norms approach · Suicide prevention · Theory of planned behavior · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Social Psychology

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