Protective behavioral strategies and alcohol use in Argentinean college students: differences between the academic season and the summer break.

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Published: Dec 22, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v11.n3.23825
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protective behavioral strategies, alcohol use, alcohol-related negative consequences, college students, seasonal contexts

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Angelina Pilatti
1Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Córdoba, Argentina 2Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, IIPSI, Unidad Ejecutora CONICET. Córdoba, Argentina
Belén del Valle Vera
1Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Córdoba, Argentina 2Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas, IIPSI, Unidad Ejecutora CONICET. Córdoba, Argentina
María Luz Guzman
1Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Córdoba, Argentina
Ricardo Marcos Pautassi
1Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Córdoba, Argentina 3Instituto de Investigación Médica M. y M. Ferreyra, INIMEC-CONICET-UNC. Córdoba, Argentina.

Abstract

This work examined seasonal variations in the use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and alcohol outcomes in two distinct times of the academic calendar: 1-spring semester and 2-summer break. We examined -both within each time and prospectively- the relationship between the use of PBS and alcohol outcomes. A sample of 223 college students reported -via two online surveys use of PBS, alcohol use and alcohol-related negative consequences. Use of PBS (notably the dimension “manner of drinking”) was negatively associated with alcohol outcomes, particularly in women and during spring. The frequency of use (in women only) and the weekly volume of alcohol ingested were greater during the summer. Women, but not men, reported greater use of PBS and fewer negative consequences during the break than at spring. The use of certain PBS may be associated, particularly in women, with lower alcohol consumption and alcohol-related negative consequences.

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Pilatti, A., Vera, B. del V., Guzman, M. L., & Pautassi, R. M. (2019). Protective behavioral strategies and alcohol use in Argentinean college students: differences between the academic season and the summer break . Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 11(3), 46–60. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v11.n3.23825
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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2019): REVISTA ARGENTINA DE CIENCIAS DEL COMPORTAMIENTO
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