Author : Vicki Nichole Petropoulos
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
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Book Synopsis Critical Review of Empirical Studies Examining the Role of Social Anxiety and Alcohol Expectancies on Drinking Behaviors of College Students by : Vicki Nichole Petropoulos
Download or read book Critical Review of Empirical Studies Examining the Role of Social Anxiety and Alcohol Expectancies on Drinking Behaviors of College Students written by Vicki Nichole Petropoulos and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation critically reviewed empirical evidence that examines the role that social anxiety and alcohol expectancies play in the drinking behaviors of U.S. college students. The hypothesis, based partially upon the Social Cognitive Model (SCM) (Burke and Stephens, 1999), proposed that college students who have symptoms of social anxiety and also endorse positive alcohol expectancies will be at a higher risk for alcohol dependent behaviors and alcohol related problems than will college students who have symptoms of social anxiety who endorse negative alcohol expectancies. Nine empirical articles were chosen based upon specific criteria. The studies must have collected data from students that were currently enrolled at United States universities and colleges, must have been published in English and in peer reviewed journals between January 1, 2000 and September 1, 2012. Each study examined the variables of social anxiety, drinking behavior, and alcohol expectancies. Studies were not excluded if they studied additional variables. Dissertations, master's theses, and non-peer reviewed articles were excluded. Articles examining the studied variables in the context of a treatment study (e.g.,examining whether students' alcohol expectancies change after alcohol psycho-education oranother such treatment modality) were excluded. While social anxiety was not found to have a main effect on drinking behaviors of college students, positive alcohol outcome expectancies were found to have a positive association with drinking. The review also supported an interaction between social anxiety and alcohol outcome expectancies on drinking behaviors. Limitations included that samples were not randomized, self-report measures were used, designs were cross-sectional, and that non-Caucasian ethnicities were under-represented. Implications for college drinking prevention efforts and future research are discussed.