Young adults’ images of abstaining and drinking

• Verfasst von: Zimmermann, Friederike [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Sieverding, Monika [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Young adults’ images of abstaining and drinking
• Titelzusatz: prototype dimensions, correlates and assessment methods
• Verf.angabe: Friederike Zimmermann & Monika Sieverding
• Jahr: 2011
• Umfang: 11 S.
• Fussnoten: First published online October 7, 2010 ; Gesehen am 19.01.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Journal of health psychology
• Ort Quelle: Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.] : Sage Publ., 1996
• Jahr Quelle: 2011
• Band/Heft Quelle: 16(2011), 3, Seite 410-420
• ISSN Quelle: 1461-7277
• DOI: doi:10.1177/1359105310373412
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Zimmermann, Friederike, 1978 - : Young adults’ images of abstaining and drinking. - 2011
• K10plus-PPN: 1831538989

Abstract

This research investigated contents of actor and abstainer prototypes with regard to young adults? social drinking combining quantitative and qualitative approaches (adjective ratings, N = 300; open answers, N = 90). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses yielded two factors (sociability/hedonism, responsibility) in both prototypes, confirmed by qualitative data. Given the importance for intention and willingness to drink alcohol, interventions should focus on the factor ?sociability/hedonism? of the actor and the abstainer prototype to reduce heavy drinking; addressing ?responsibility? may be ineffective. Participants? evaluations appeared to be less prone to mean tendencies subsequent to open answers compared with adjective scales.