Titre : | Self-esteem and gender influence the response to risk information among alcohol using college students (2009) |
Auteurs : | C. A. NEUMANN ; T. R. LEFFINGWELL ; E. F. WAGNER ; J. MIGNOGNA ; M. MIGNOGNA |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Substance Use (Vol.14 n°6, 2009) |
Article en page(s) : | 353-363 |
Note générale : |
Journal of Substance Use, 2009, 14, (6), 353-363
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Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés ALCOOL ; SEXE ; IMAGE DE SOI ; INFORMATION ; PREVENTION ; CONDUITE A RISQUEThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : | Individuals with high self-esteem who engage in risky health behaviours often minimize the associated health risks; individuals with low self-esteem do not demonstrate such minimization. The influence of gender on health risk perceptions is less clear. This study examined the influences of gender and self-esteem upon college students' responses to an alcohol risk message. Three-hundred-and-four alcohol-using college students read an NIAAA sponsored message regarding the risks associated with alcohol use. Results revealed that self-esteem and gender significantly and independently predicted alcohol-related attitudes, intentions, and follow-up behaviour. Females, especially those with low self-esteem, demonstrated greater alcohol-related concerns immediately after reading the message, while males exhibited more self-serving attitudes. In addition, high self-esteem participants and males reported fewer intentions to reduce drinking behaviour. At follow-up, higher self-esteem was associated with greater drinking frequency relative to lower self-esteem. Furthermore, males with higher self-esteem reported the greatest binge frequency compared with all other groups. These findings suggest that individuals with higher self-esteem and males are particularly resistant to information regarding the negative consequences of alcohol use. (Author' s abstract) |
Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol |
Affiliation : | Etats-Unis. United States. |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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