A1 Journal article (refereed)
Reasoned and implicit processes in heavy episodic drinking : An integrated dual‐process model (2020)
Hamilton, K., Gibbs, I., Keech, J. J., & Hagger, M. S. (2020). Reasoned and implicit processes in heavy episodic drinking : An integrated dual‐process model. British Journal of Health Psychology, 25(1), 189-209. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12401
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Hamilton, Kyra; Gibbs, Isabelle; Keech, Jacob J.; Hagger, Martin S.
Journal or series: British Journal of Health Psychology
ISSN: 1359-107X
eISSN: 2044-8287
Publication year: 2020
Volume: 25
Issue number: 1
Pages range: 189-209
Publisher: The British Psychological Society; John Wiley & Sons
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12401
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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/68830
Abstract
University students commonly engage in heavy episodic drinking (HED), which contributes to injury risk, deleterious educational outcomes, and economic costs. Identification of the determinants of this risky behaviour may provide formative evidence on which to base effective interventions to curb HED in this population. Drawing from theories of social cognition and dual‐process models, this study tested key hypotheses relating to reasoned and implicit pathways to action for HED in a sample of Australian university students who drink alcohol.
Design:
A two‐wave correlational design was adopted.
Methods:
Students (N = 204) completed self‐reported constructs from social cognition theories with respect to HED at an initial time point (T1): attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, intentions, habit, past behaviour, and implicit alcohol identity. Four weeks later (T2), students self‐reported their HED behaviour and habit.
Results:
An initial path model indicated attitude and subjective norm predicted intentions, and intentions and implicit alcohol identity predicted HED. Inclusion of past behaviour and habit revealed direct effects of these on HED. Effects of T1 habit on HED were indirect through T2 habit, and there were indirect effects of past behaviour on HED through habit at both time points and the social cognition constructs. Direct effects of intentions and implicit alcohol identity, and indirect effects of attitude and subjective norm, on HED, were attenuated by the inclusion of past behaviour and habit.
Conclusion:
Results indicate that university students’ HED tends to be governed by non‐conscious, automatic processes than conscious, intentional processes.
Keywords: alcohol (beverage); alcohol use; binge drinking; behavioural patterns; students
Free keywords: alcohol; dual-process model; implicit association task; theory of planned behaviour; university students
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Reporting Year: 2020
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