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Motivational pathways to alcohol use and abuse among Black and White adolescents.

Cooper, M. Lynne, Krull, Jennifer L., Agocha, V. Bede, Flanagan, Mindy E., Orcutt, Holly K., Grabe, Shelly, Dermen, Kurt H., Jackson, Maudette·2008·Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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Using data from a biracial community sample of adolescents, the present study examined trajectories of alcohol use and abuse over a 15-year period, from adolescence into young adulthood, as well as the extent to which these trajectories were differentially predicted by coping and enhancement motives for alcohol use among the 2 groups. Coping and enhancement motivations (M. L. Cooper, 1994) refer to the strategic use of alcohol to regulate negative and positive emotions, respectively. Results showed that Black and White youth follow distinct alcohol trajectories from adolescence into young adulthood and that these trajectories are differentially rooted in the regulation of negative and positive emotions. Among Black drinkers, coping motives assessed in adolescence more strongly forecast differences in alcohol involvement into their early 30s, whereas enhancement motives more strongly forecast differences among White drinkers. Results of the present study suggest that different models may be needed to account for drinking behavior among Blacks and Whites and that different approaches may prove maximally effective in reducing heavy or problem drinking among the 2 groups.

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Authors
Cooper, M. L., Krull, J. L., Agocha, V. B., Flanagan, M. E., Orcutt, H. K., Grabe, S., Dermen, K. H., & Jackson, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Missouri (US)
  • University of Connecticut (US)
  • Northern Illinois University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • DePaul University (US)
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Published
2008-08
Volume
117
Issue
3
Pages
485-501
ISSN
  • 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1846
OpenAlex
W1993172532
Cited by
153
References
80
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA08047)
  • National Institute on Mental Health (K02 MH069118)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
alcohol use trajectories, alcohol abuse, coping motives, enhancement motives, emotion regulation, racial differences, Black adolescents, White adolescents, adolescence to young adulthood, heavy drinking, problem drinking
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Black People, White People

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