The nature and correlates of young women's peer-directed protective behavioral strategies

Kerry Ann Armstrong; Hanna Watling; Lisa Buckley

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.01.017

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The nature and correlates of young women's peer-directed protective behavioral strategies

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The nature and correlates of young women's peer-directed protective behavioral strategies

Kerry Ann Armstrong, Hanna Watling and Lisa Buckley

Addictive Behaviors, Vol.39(5), pp.1000-1100

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.01.017

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women drinking

peer-directed protective behavioral strategies

alcohol

young women

protective behaviors

Objective: Recently, a number of studies have identified self-employed Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) as effective in decreasing the level of alcohol-related harm among young people. However, much of the published research has ignored important gender differences, such as women's increased tendency to rely on PBS that are social in nature. To further the understanding of women's PBS, the current study sought to investigate the nature and correlates of the strategies young women employ to keep their friends safe when drinking (i.e., peer-directed PBS). Method: A scale measuring peer-directed PBS was developed and administered in conjunction with existing measures of alcohol consumption, personal PBS, and peer attachment. Participants consisted of 422 women aged 18-30. years, recruited among psychology students and the general public. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed two clusters of peer-directed PBS; those that were aimed at reducing intoxication among one's friends and those that were designed to minimize alcohol-related harms. Further analysis found a positive relationship between women's tendency to implement personal and peer-directed PBS and that risky drinkers were less likely to engage in personal or peer-directed PBS (either type). Conclusion: Findings indicate that personal and peer-directed PBS are related behaviors that are less frequently adopted by risky drinkers.

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Title: The nature and correlates of young women's peer-directed protective behavioral strategies
Authors: Kerry Ann Armstrong (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Hanna Watling (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Lisa Buckley (Author) - University of Michigan, United States
Publication details: Addictive Behaviors, Vol.39(5), pp.1000-1100
Publisher: Pergamon
Date published: 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.01.017
ISSN: 0306-4603
Organisation Unit: Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450646902621
Output Type: Journal article

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