Implicit alcohol associations, especially drinking identity, predict drinking over time.
Kristen P LindgrenClayton NeighborsBethany A TeachmanScott A BaldwinJeanette NorrisDebra KaysenMelissa L GasserReinout W WiersPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2017)
IAAs vary in their utility as prospective predictors of college-student hazardous drinking. Drinking identity and, to a lesser extent, alcohol excitement, emerged as robust prospective predictors of hazardous drinking. Intervention and screening efforts could likely benefit from targeting those associations. (PsycINFO Database Record