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      Not the Same Old Thing: Establishing the Unique Contribution of Drinking Identity as a Predictor of Alcohol Consumption and Problems Over Time

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          Drinking identity – how much individuals view themselves as drinkers– is a promising cognitive factor that predicts problem drinking. Implicit and explicit measures of drinking identity have been developed (the former assesses more reflexive/automatic cognitive processes; the latter more reflective/controlled cognitive processes): each predicts unique variance in alcohol consumption and problems. However, implicit and explicit identity’s utility and uniqueness as a predictor relative to cognitive factors important for problem drinking screening and intervention has not been evaluated. Thus, the current study evaluated implicit and explicit drinking identity as predictors of consumption and problems over time. Baseline measures of drinking identity, social norms, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives were evaluated as predictors of consumption and problems (evaluated every three months over two academic years) in a sample of 506 students (57% female) in their first or second year of college. Results found that baseline identity measures predicted unique variance in consumption and problems over time. Further, when compared to each set of cognitive factors, the identity measures predicted unique variance in consumption and problems over time. Findings were more robust for explicit, versus, implicit identity and in models that did not control for baseline drinking. Drinking identity appears to be a unique predictor of problem drinking relative to social norms, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives. Intervention and theory could benefit from including and considering drinking identity.

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          Journal
          8802734
          21679
          Psychol Addict Behav
          Psychol Addict Behav
          Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
          0893-164X
          1939-1501
          22 June 2016
          18 July 2016
          September 2016
          01 September 2017
          : 30
          : 6
          : 659-671
          Affiliations
          University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
          University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
          University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
          Dept of Psychology at the University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
          Author notes
          Corresponding Author: Kristen P. Lindgren, Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors (CSHRB) University of Washington, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1100 NE 45th Street, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98105. KPL9716@ 123456uw.edu
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          PMC5025364 PMC5025364 5025364 nihpa796716
          10.1037/adb0000195
          5025364
          27428756
          3b8caa22-9ec9-4c90-a1e0-5f889ee34c52
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          alcohol expectancies,social norms,drinking motives,implicit drinking identity,drinking identity

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