| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Ehrhart, Ian James
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| Author's Email Address |
iehrhart@vt.edu |
| URN |
etd-04282006-144606 |
| Title |
Alcohol Expectancies and Self-Efficacy as Moderators of Social Anxiety and Alcohol Use Among College Students |
| Degree |
Master of Science |
| Department |
Psychology |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Geller, E. Scott |
Committee Chair |
| Clum, George A. Jr. |
Committee Member |
| Glindemann, Kent E. |
Committee Member |
| Stephens, Robert S. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- alcohol consumption
- alcohol expectancies
- self-efficacy
- social anxiety
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| Date of Defense |
2005-11-14 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Social anxiety is widely thought to be positively associated with alcohol use. However, these studies rely primarily on self-report of drinking behavior. This research aimed to further explore this research by assessing blood alcohol concentration (BAC), a physiological measure of alcohol intoxication, as the dependent measure in naturalistic settings (i.e., fraternity parties). Results from Study 1 suggest a weak relationship between self-reported anxiety levels and BAC. Study 2 was based on Burke and Stephen’s (1999) proposed social cognitive model in which alcohol expectancies and drink-refusal self-efficacy act as moderators of the relationship between dispositional social anxiety and alcohol consumption. Analyses (n=86) did not support a relationship between social anxiety and alcohol use, nor the moderating effects of alcohol expectancies and drink-refusal self-efficacy. Implications for this type of research and possible future directions are discussed.
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