Prevalence and correlates of daily-level reasons not to drink among young adults who use alcohol.
Brooke J ArterberrySarah J PetersonTy S SchepisMegan E PatrickPublished in: Alcohol, clinical & experimental research (2024)
Findings suggest that reasons not to drink reflect personal decisions and highlight ways to acknowledge situational barriers (e.g., saving money for food and essentials) that can be emphasized in brief interventions. Furthermore, reasons not to drink and alcohol motives may work in tandem within the motivational model to impact alcohol use behaviors.