Background

Understanding the motivational determinants of drinking among college students is necessary to improve the identification of those at greatest risk and to inform prevention and treatment interventions. Alcohol craving, or the desire to use alcohol, is considered one important factor in the development and maintenance of drinking behaviors. Recent evidence suggests that the link between alcohol craving (approach inclinations) and alcohol use is moderated by desires not to use alcohol (avoidance inclinations). Using ecological momentary assessment, the present study investigated the influence of motivational conflict (high desires to use and high desires to not use alcohol) on alcohol consumption among college students.

Methods

Undergraduate students (n = 80; 88.8% female) completed assessments of alcohol-related behaviors and alcohol motivation five times daily for fourteen days.

Results

Although between-person effects were nonsignificant, significant within-person effects indicated that avoidance inclinations attenuated the effect of approach inclinations in the prediction of drinking (controlling for age, gender, drinking history, affect, day of week, and time of day).

Conclusions

Findings highlight the need for consideration of the unique effects of both approach and avoidance inclinations in the prediction of alcohol consumption and draw attention to the need for further investigation into the complex interplay of these processes in daily life.

中文翻译：

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重度饮酒大学生的接近和避免酒精倾向：一项生态瞬时评估研究

背景

了解大学生饮酒的动机决定因素对于改善对高危人群的识别以及为预防和治疗干预提供信息是必要的。对酒精的渴望，或对使用酒精的渴望，被认为是饮酒行为发展和维持的重要因素之一。最近的证据表明，对酒精的渴望（接近倾向）和酒精使用之间的联系受到不使用酒精的欲望（回避倾向）的调节。本研究使用生态瞬时评估，调查了动机冲突（强烈的饮酒欲望和强烈的不饮酒欲望）对大学生酒精消费的影响。

方法

本科生（n = 80；88.8% 女性）每天五次完成酒精相关行为和酒精动机的评估，持续十四天。

结果

虽然人与人之间的影响不显着，但人内的显着影响表明，回避倾向减弱了方法倾向在预测饮酒方面的影响（控制年龄、性别、饮酒史、情感、星期几和一天中的时间）。

结论

研究结果强调需要考虑接近和避免倾向在预测酒精消费方面的独特影响，并提请注意进一步调查这些过程在日常生活中的复杂相互作用的必要性。