Problem alcohol use and attachment : a preliminary investigation of drinking as a deactivating strategy /
Using an attachment behavioral control (ABC) model, the author tested the hypothesis that a positive working model for others was negatively linked with a deactivation strategy (tension-reduction expectancies for alcohol) but positively linked with social support. The hypothesis that these factors w...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Using an attachment behavioral control (ABC) model, the author tested the hypothesis that a positive working model for others was negatively linked with a deactivation strategy (tension-reduction expectancies for alcohol) but positively linked with social support. The hypothesis that these factors were further proposed to influence problem alcohol use (PAU) was also tested. Undergraduates (N=687) completed a battery of questionnaires assessing these variables, as well as the working model of self. Structural equation modeling suggested that a positive model for other was linked with greater perceived social support and reduced expectancy but only the latter path was significantly linked with reduced PAU. Consistent with predictions arising from the ABC paradigm, the data was best explained by a model in which the effects of the attachment variable on PAU were fully mediated by social support and alcohol expectancies. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | vi, 58 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-57). |