Inhibitory effects of drinker and nondrinker prototypes on adolescent alcohol consumption. |
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| Authors: | Meg Gerrard Frederick X Gibbons Monica Reis-Bergan Linda Trudeau Linda S Vande Lune Bram Buunk |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-3180, USA. mgerrard@iastate.edu |
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| Abstract: | This prospective study examined the relation between 308 adolescents' images of typical dinkers and nondrinkers and their subsequent alcohol consumption. The results indicate that both images are associated with changes in consumption between ages 16 and 18 but that they operate in different ways. Contrary to previous assumptions, drinker images do not represent goal states for adolescents in that they are more negative than their self-images and nondrinker images and are not correlated with their ideal selves. In contrast, nondrinker images do appear to represent goal states for adolescents who abstain from drinking. Implications for intervention are discussed. |
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