The road to drink is paved with high intentions: Expectancies refusal self-efficacy and intentions among heavy drinking college students

摘要

BackgroundThe present study examined the effects of drinking intentions (DI) on alcohol expectancies (AE) and drink refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) in regards to alcohol consumption among heavy drinking undergraduates. Research shows that DRSE buffers against drinking () and interacts with AE to predict alcohol consumption (). Studies further show that DI is predicted by DRSE () and AE (). However, additional research is needed to understand DI’s influence on both DRSE and AE among heavy college drinkers.