Understanding alcohol-specific antecedents among Chinese vocational school adolescents

dc.contributor.authorBo, Ai
dc.contributor.authorWu, Shiyou Y.
dc.contributor.authorChen, Ding-Geng (Din)
dc.contributor.authorMarsiglia, Flavio F.
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Yuhong
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Lin
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Binyu
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T13:12:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND : Alcohol use among Chinese vocational school students is widespread and associated with many negative consequences. However, alcohol-specific antecedents for this population are understudied. OBJECTIVES : The current study explored: (a) which alcohol-specific antecedents are the most salient predictors for alcohol use intentions, (b) whether any mediational relationships exist among these alcohol-specific antecedents, and (c) whether gender-based differences exist among these relationships. METHODS : This study analyzed data from 1,230 vocational school adolescents in three Chinese cities. Survey data were analyzed using dominance analysis and structural equation modeling. RESULTS : Personal norms were the most salient antecedents for alcohol use intentions, followed by injunctive norms from friends and parents, descriptive norms from friends and classmates, and positive belief about drinking. We observed a statistically significant mediational chain from descriptive norms to injunctive norms, and in turn to personal norms and positive beliefs, and finally to alcohol use intentions. Gender moderated some of the paths. CONCLUSIONS : Alcohol use norms and beliefs among Chinese vocational school students have distinct predictive relationships with alcohol use intentions. Alcohol use prevention programs designed for this population need to address normative beliefs (descriptive, injunctive, and personal norms) and the perceived benefit of alcohol use.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentStatisticsen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2022-05-23
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Global Center for Applied Health Research, Arizona State University, the China National Social Science Foundation General Program and the Fund for Building World-Class Universities of Renmin University of China.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.elsevier.com/locate/addictbehen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBo, A., Wu, S.Y., Chen, D.G. et al. 2020, 'Understanding alcohol-specific antecedents among Chinese vocational school adolescents', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 110, art. 106483, pp. 1-9.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0306-4603
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106483
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/78443
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Addictive Behaviors. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Addictive Behaviors, vol. 110, art. 106483, pp. 1-9, 2020. doi : 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106483.en_ZA
dc.subjectAlcohol useen_ZA
dc.subjectAlcohol-specific antecedentsen_ZA
dc.subjectAdolescenten_ZA
dc.subjectDrinking intentionen_ZA
dc.subjectPreventionen_ZA
dc.titleUnderstanding alcohol-specific antecedents among Chinese vocational school adolescentsen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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