Adolescence and the expectations of alcohol effects

Bizarro, Lisiane; Gomes, William Barbosa

doi:10.1590/s0102-79721998000100002

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“…The impact of alcohol consumption on adolescents and college students is recognized and needs to be addressed by higher education institutions (Araújo & Gomes, 1998;Chau & Saravia, 2016;Ferreira et al, 2014;Gásquez et al, 2015). The literature suggests the effect of positive expectancies of alcohol in alcohol abuse, so preventive programs reducing positive alcohol expectancy need to be implemented (Silva & Tucci, 2015).…”

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“…Another issue that receives a great deal of attention from research is the expectancies the young adult population has for alcohol consumption in (Lang et al, 2012;Reich, Below & Goldman, 2010). Along this line, it is hypothesized that individuals with positive attitudes and expectations towards alcohol consumption present a greater risk in the initiation and maintenance of consumption behavior (Araújo & Gomes, 1998;. Many of the beliefs young people have about the consequences of consuming substances such as alcohol are erroneous (Carbonero, Martín-Antón, & Feijó, 2010), which is associated with minimization of the risks derived (Suárez, Del Moral, Martínez, John, & Musitu, 2016).…”

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Alcohol Expectancy-Adolescent Questionnaire (AEQ-AB): Validation for portuguese college students

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Casanova

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Excessive alcohol consumption by college students is being recognized more and more, and its negative effects justify the implementation of prevention programs. Positive expectancies of alcohol are frequently acquired in adolescence and assume an important role in young-adult consumption patterns. This paper describes validation of the brief version of the Alcohol Expectancy-Adolescent Questionnaire (AEQ-AB) carried out with a sample of 317 freshman-year college students at a public Portuguese University. Results of confirmatory factor analysis, invariance and internal consistency showed some difficulties in the internal structure of the questionnaire. The two-factor model did not fit because no factor emerged to represent the negative expectation items. A single-factor structure was assumed and its invariance by gender was confirmed, as well as good internal consistency. The validity criterion showed positive and negative correlations with several variables depending on whether they were positively or negatively related to alcohol consumption. The oldest students and students drinking alcohol from early ages had the lowest expectancy of positive effects of the use of alcohol. With regard to academic performance, freshmen with a high GPA showed strong expectancies for the positive effects of alcohol. Positive correlations have been observed between positive alcohol expectancy and consumption levels. Further studies are necessary to include a negative dimension in the measure of expectancies of alcohol consumption.

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Alcohol Expectancy-Adolescent Questionnaire (AEQ-AB): Validation for portuguese college students

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“…Thus, the results obtained in this study were similar to other alcohol prevention interventions that were not effective. These results can be justified by peer pressure and by the influence of social contexts, such as nightclubs and music festivals, often sponsored by companies that sell alcohol (Araújo & Gomes, 1998). The "Alcohol-Free" programme also did not have a significant effect on the participants' knowledge about alcohol use.…”

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“…Adolescence is a period in which many adolescents adopt behaviors that expose them to a great variety of risks, namely alcohol consumption (Araújo & Gomes, 1998 The present study aimed to implement and assess the "Alcohol-Free" school-based programme in the prevention of alcohol consumption among adolescents attending the 3rd cycle of basic education (9th grade).…”

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Preventing alcohol use among adolescents: Assessment of the "Alcohol-Free" programme

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Introduction: Alcohol use among adolescents is associated with serious health problems and with increased mortality. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the "Alcohol-free" programme in the prevention of alcohol consumption among adolescents. Methodology: A quasi-experimental study was conducted including an experimental group of 92 students and a control group of 77 students, who attended the 3rd cycle of basic education at Braga and Porto schools (Portugal). A self-report questionnaire was administered to both groups before and after the programme implementation. The programme was only administered to the experimental group. Results: The “Alcohol-Free” programme may have facilitated the prevention of early alcohol experimentation among adolescents who had never consumed alcohol. The programme may have also helped to reinforce the participants’ intention not to drink alcohol in the future and to prevent increasing drunkenness prevalence among the experimental group. No significant differences were found on the adolescents’ current alcohol consumption and on their knowledge regarding alcohol use. Conclusions: This study contributes to improve future school-based prevention programmes, which should include families, peers and the school community.

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“…Negative perceptions may assume a protective (dodge) function 15 and positive perceptions favor the development of attitudes and practices of greater tolerance to its effects 16,17 . Some studies also show that positive attitudes and expectations regarding alcohol consumption are related to earlier ages of initiation and continued consumption 18 , as well as a minimized perception of its negative effects 19 . Expectations that alcohol consumption is related to pleasure and university social life itself are also frequent 6 .…”

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Validity studies of the scale of positive and negative perceptions about alcohol effects

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the process of elaboration and validation of the Scale of Perceptions about Alcohol Consumption in Higher Education Students in a Portuguese sample, considering the relationship between alcohol use rates and students’ perceptions about the effects of this consumption. METHODS: The validation study included 531 Portuguese college freshmen who answered the instrument, which is composed of five items that express positive perceptions and five items that express negative perceptions about the effects of alcohol consumption. RESULTS: Evidence of content validity, internal structure and external variables were obtained. The results of the factor analysis confirm the distribution of positive and negative perceptions by two different factors according to the theoretical model. Adequate internal consistency indexes were obtained for each dimension. The data obtained showed expected correlations between the perceptions and consumption behaviors of the students, indicating evidence of criterion validity of the scale. Moreover, the study showed that different consumption patterns between men and women, with higher alcohol consumption in the students’ households and restaurants or cafés by male students, in addition to the similarity in the consumption pattern between the two genders in parties and bars or nightclubs. CONCLUSION: The data obtained show the validity of the instrument. In the discussion, the article presents considerations about the responsibility of higher education institutions in the prevention and reduction in consumption rates among their students.

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Adolescence and the expectations of alcohol effects

Cited by 6 publications

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Alcohol Expectancy-Adolescent Questionnaire (AEQ-AB): Validation for portuguese college students

Alcohol Expectancy-Adolescent Questionnaire (AEQ-AB): Validation for portuguese college students

Preventing alcohol use among adolescents: Assessment of the "Alcohol-Free" programme

Validity studies of the scale of positive and negative perceptions about alcohol effects

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