Social influence processes affecting adolescent substance use.

Graham, John W.; Marks, Gary; Hansen, William B.

doi:10.1037/0021-9010.76.2.291

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“…As previously mentioned, these findings are consistent with the large body of literature emphasizing the effects of social context and modeling on college drinking (Borsari & Carey, 2001;Graham, Marks, & Hansen, 1991;Larimer et al, 1997;Wood, Read, Palfai, & Stevenson, 2001). However, at this point, we know less about what information (e.g., quantity/frequency, peak BAC, consequences) or reference group (e.g., year in school, gender, athletic, Greek status) might be most motivating to students.…”

Section: Recommendations For Future Researchsupporting

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Feedback interventions for college alcohol misuse: What, why and for whom?

Walters¹,

Neighbors

2005

Addictive Behaviors

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In response to the persistent problem of college drinking, universities have instituted a range of alcohol intervention programs for students. Motivational feedback is one intervention that has garnered support in the literature and been adopted on college campuses. This article reviews published outcome studies that have utilized feedback as a major component of an alcohol intervention for college students. Overall, 11 of the 13 reviewed studies (77%) found a significant reduction in drinking as compared to a control or comparison group. While the studies varied widely in terms of population, follow-up period, and feedback content, it appears that feedback can be effective whether delivered by mail, the Internet, or via a face-to-face motivational interview. Feedback seems to change normative perceptions of drinking and may be more effective among students who drink for social reasons. The addition of a group or individual counseling session does not appear to increase the short-term impact of the feedback.

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Section: Recommendations For Future Researchsupporting

confidence: 79%

Feedback interventions for college alcohol misuse: What, why and for whom?

Walters¹,

Neighbors

2005

Addictive Behaviors

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“…Such a relationship is consistent with the concept of reciprocal determinism (Bandura, 1986), which can be invoked to understand the relationships among the person, the environment, and personal alcohol use. Graham et al (1991) posit that social influences may be either active or passive, a taxonomy that has shown utility in predicting alcohol use and problems (e.g., Wood, Read, Palfai, & Stevenson, 2001;Read, Wood, & Capone, 2005). Active social influences are operationalized as direct offers of alcohol.…”

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Fraternity and sorority involvement, social influences, and alcohol use among college students: A prospective examination.

Capone

Wood

Borsari

et al. 2007

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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This study used latent growth curve modeling to investigate whether the effects of gender and Greek involvement on alcohol use and problems over the first 2 years of college are best characterized by selection, socialization, or reciprocal influence processes. Three social influences (alcohol offers, social modeling, and perceived norms) were examined as potential mediators of these effects. Undergraduate participants (N = 388) completed self-report measures prior to enrollment and in the spring of their freshmen and sophomore years. Male gender and involvement in the Greek system were associated with greater alcohol use and problems prior to college. Both gender and Greek involvement significantly predicted increases in alcohol use and problems over the first 2 years of college. Cross-domain analyses provided strong support for a mediational role of each of the social influence constructs on alcohol use and problems prior to matriculation, and prematriculation social modeling and alcohol offers mediated relations between Greek involvement and changes in alcohol use over time. Findings suggest that students, particularly men, who affiliate with Greek organizations constitute an at-risk group prior to entering college, suggesting the need for selected interventions with this population, which should take place before or during the pledging process. Keywords alcohol; fraternity; sorority; selection; longitudinal Over the past decade, collegiate alcohol use and misuse has garnered a great deal of attention in both the popular media and the scientific community. Much of this attention has focused on heavy episodic drinking, typically defined as consuming five or more drinks (sometimes adjusted to four or more for women) on a single occasion. Roughly 40% of college students, including close to half of men, drink in this manner at least once every 2 weeks, a pattern that historically is slightly higher than same-age noncollege-attending peers and that has remained fairly consistent for more than 2 decades

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“…It is often reported that peer influence takes place in diverse ways (Cialdini and Sagarin 2005;Graham et al 1991) and this should therefore be incorporated in our research design. Within a drinking situation, both modelling and persuasion have been found to account for unique variance in alcohol use according to survey studies (Aitken 1985;Brown et al 1986;Graham et al 1991;Keefe 1994).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Within a drinking situation, both modelling and persuasion have been found to account for unique variance in alcohol use according to survey studies (Aitken 1985;Brown et al 1986;Graham et al 1991;Keefe 1994). Modelling (also referred to as passive pressure) refers to adapting drinking levels to the consumption of other persons.…”

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Sociometric Status and Social Drinking: Observations of Modelling and Persuasion in Young Adult Peer Groups

Bot

Engels

Knibbe

et al. 2007

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Because young adult drinking occurs primarily in peer groups, this should be taken into account when studying influences on drinking behaviour. This paper aimed to assess influences on drinking by observing existing peer groups in a naturalistic setting. We first analysed the basic levels at which two types of influence take place. The first, modelling (imitating others' drinking), was found to significantly influence individual drinking, whereas for the second one, persuasion (drinking resulting from others offering drinks), no predictions were found. Subsequently, we examined whether peer group members' sociometric status in the group affected the amount of influence and persuasion exerted and received. No indications were found that sociometric status had an impact on influence in alcohol consumption within a drinking situation. Features and weaknesses of the study are discussed.

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Social influence processes affecting adolescent substance use.

Cited by 286 publications

References 53 publications

Feedback interventions for college alcohol misuse: What, why and for whom?

Feedback interventions for college alcohol misuse: What, why and for whom?

Fraternity and sorority involvement, social influences, and alcohol use among college students: A prospective examination.

Sociometric Status and Social Drinking: Observations of Modelling and Persuasion in Young Adult Peer Groups

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