PMID- 12915168
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20031216
LR  - 20190916
IS  - 0306-4603 (Print)
IS  - 0306-4603 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 7
DP  - 2003 Sep
TI  - Do alcohol expectancies become intoxicated outcomes? A test of social-learning 
      theory in a naturalistic bar setting.
PG  - 1271-83
AB  - According to social-learning theory, alcohol outcome expectancies (AOEs) are 
      important motivators of drinking behavior that are reinforced, in part, as a 
      result of one's direct experience with alcohol's intoxicating effects. To date, 
      limited research has been conducted in naturalistic bar settings to examine the 
      congruency between AOEs held prior to drinking and individuals' subjective 
      perceptions of post-drinking outcomes. The present study was designed to fill 
      this void. Fifty regular bar patrons (30 males and 20 females) participated. 
      Prior to the initiation of the drinking episode, expected alcohol effects and 
      associated valences were assessed using the Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol 
      (CEOA) questionnaire [Fromme, Stroot, and Kaplan, (1993) 19]. At the conclusion 
      of the drinking episode, all individuals completed the CEOA that was modified in 
      order to assess their subjective alcohol-related outcomes. Overall, while 
      individuals' intoxicated outcomes generally mirrored their pre-drinking AOEs, a 
      lack of congruency was observed with respect to alcohol-related risk and 
      aggression, such that participants reported feeling less aggressive and more 
      disinclined to engage in risky behavior than they had expected as a result of 
      consuming alcohol. As well, two presumably negative (i.e., behavioral impairment 
      and self-perception) and one positive (i.e., liquid courage) alcohol-related 
      outcomes were rated more favorably at the end of the drinking episode. Finally, a 
      main effect for gender was found for specific AOEs. The implications of these 
      findings for social-learning explanations of drinking behavior are discussed.
FAU - Wall, Anne-Marie
AU  - Wall AM
AD  - Department of Psychology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, 
      Canada M3J 1P3. amwall@yorku.ca
FAU - Thrussell, Christine
AU  - Thrussell C
FAU - Lalonde, Richard N
AU  - Lalonde RN
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Addict Behav
JT  - Addictive behaviors
JID - 7603486
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Alcohol Drinking/*psychology
MH  - Alcoholic Intoxication/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Motivation
MH  - Social Behavior
EDAT- 2003/08/14 05:00
MHDA- 2003/12/17 05:00
CRDT- 2003/08/14 05:00
PHST- 2003/08/14 05:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2003/12/17 05:00 [medline]
PHST- 2003/08/14 05:00 [entrez]
AID - S0306460302002538 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0306-4603(02)00253-8 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Addict Behav. 2003 Sep;28(7):1271-83. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4603(02)00253-8.