Influence of language abilities and alcohol expectancies on the persistence of heavy drinking in youth *.: An article from: Journal of Studies on Alcohol
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Author(s)Susan F. Tapert, Denis M. McCarthy, Gregory A. Aarons, Alecia D. Schweinsburg, Sandra A. Brown
PublisherAlcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
ISBN / ASINB0008DOZQO
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From the author: Exclusion criteria included major head trauma, neurological illness and psychiatric disorders. Participants were administered neuropsychological tests, expectancy questionnaires and substance involvement interviews that spanned an 8-year period from ages 16 to 24 on average. Substance involvement was assessed by self-report, collateral reports and urine toxicology screens. Results: Using latent class growth analysis of alcohol use over 8 years, participants were classified as abstainers, infrequent users, worse with time or frequent users. Language x Expectancy interactions were significant at all time points (p range .05 to .0001, effect size [[eta].sup.2] range 0.03 to 0.20). This interaction significantly predicted 8-year alcohol dependence symptoms over and above effects accounted for by covariates or main effects (F = 2.98, 5/100 df, p < .05; [R.sup.2] [DELTA] = 4%, [beta] = 0.21,p < .05). Conclusions: For youths with above average language skills, positive alcohol expectancies predicted alcohol use frequency and dependence symptoms in the 8 years following treatment; expectancies were less related to outcomes for youths with poorer language scores. Results suggest that verbal skills may magnify the relationship between alcohol expectancies and drinking behavior. (J. Stud. Alcohol 64:313-321, 2003)
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Title: Influence of language abilities and alcohol expectancies on the persistence of heavy drinking in youth *.
Author: Susan F. Tapert
Publication:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 64 Issue: 3 Page: 313(9)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: Exclusion criteria included major head trauma, neurological illness and psychiatric disorders. Participants were administered neuropsychological tests, expectancy questionnaires and substance involvement interviews that spanned an 8-year period from ages 16 to 24 on average. Substance involvement was assessed by self-report, collateral reports and urine toxicology screens. Results: Using latent class growth analysis of alcohol use over 8 years, participants were classified as abstainers, infrequent users, worse with time or frequent users. Language x Expectancy interactions were significant at all time points (p range .05 to .0001, effect size [[eta].sup.2] range 0.03 to 0.20). This interaction significantly predicted 8-year alcohol dependence symptoms over and above effects accounted for by covariates or main effects (F = 2.98, 5/100 df, p < .05; [R.sup.2] [DELTA] = 4%, [beta] = 0.21,p < .05). Conclusions: For youths with above average language skills, positive alcohol expectancies predicted alcohol use frequency and dependence symptoms in the 8 years following treatment; expectancies were less related to outcomes for youths with poorer language scores. Results suggest that verbal skills may magnify the relationship between alcohol expectancies and drinking behavior. (J. Stud. Alcohol 64:313-321, 2003)
Citation Details
Title: Influence of language abilities and alcohol expectancies on the persistence of heavy drinking in youth *.
Author: Susan F. Tapert
Publication:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 64 Issue: 3 Page: 313(9)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
