Longitudinal examination of alcohol use motives, item-level protective behavioral strategies, and alcohol-related consequences.
Nicole R SchultzKirstyn N Smith-LeCavalierKatherine A WalukevichMark A PrinceMary E LarimerPublished in: Alcohol, clinical & experimental research (2024)
Consistent with previous research, some item-level PBS were associated longitudinally with increased negative consequences, and some were associated with decreased negative consequences. Drinking motives, particularly enhancement, moderated several item-level PBS and consequence associations, suggesting that reasons for drinking may be important for understanding the associations between PBS strategies and alcohol-related consequences.