背景:早熟是一种高风险的饮酒行为,与大量饮酒和与酒精相关的负面后果有关。大学生可能有几个原因参与预游戏,包括增强社会经验或应对负面影响。研究表明饮酒之间的关联,社交焦虑,抑郁症是多方面的。然而,我们对心理健康症状与赛前动机和行为的复杂关联的理解仍然有限.
方法:这项研究考察了游戏前动机的异质性,社交焦虑,抑郁症与过去30天游戏前变量(数量,频率,和负面后果)。我们对大量饮酒的大学生样本(N=479)使用了潜在特征分析(LPA)。
结果:LPA结果显示四种情况:轻度/中度社交焦虑和抑郁症状,温和动机(n=285),轻微的社交焦虑和抑郁症状,低动机(n=61),亚临床/升高的社交焦虑和抑郁症状,高动机(n=75),和临床上升高的社交焦虑和抑郁症状,温和动机(n=58)。亚临床/升高的症状,高动机简介报道了最高的游戏前频率和后果,包括停电.个人在中等动机的临床症状升高,温和的动机概况报告的后果比症状轻微的后果更多,低动机和轻度/中度症状,温和的动机简介,亚临床/升高症状,高动机简介。症状轻微的个体,低动机简介报告的后果最少。
结论:在这些学生中,社交焦虑和赛前动机与更频繁的赛前相关,社交焦虑和抑郁与更大的负面后果相关.可能需要针对具有心理健康症状的学生的游戏前特定动机的干预措施,以减少这种危险行为和与饮酒相关的伤害。
BACKGROUND: Pregaming is a high-risk drinking behavior that is associated with heavy drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences. College students may engage in
pregaming for several reasons, including to enhance social experiences or cope with negative affect. Research shows that associations between drinking, social anxiety, and depression are multifaceted. However, our understanding of the complex associations of mental health symptoms with
pregaming motives and behaviors remains limited.
METHODS: This study examined heterogeneity in how pregaming motives, social anxiety, and depression associate with past 30-day
pregaming variables (quantity, frequency, and negative consequences). We used latent profile analysis (LPA) in a sample of heavy-drinking university students (N = 479).
RESULTS: LPA results indicated four profiles: mild/moderate social anxiety and depression symptoms, moderate motives (n = 285), minimal social anxiety and depression symptoms, low motives (n = 61), subclinical/elevated social anxiety and depression symptoms, high motives (n = 75), and clinically elevated social anxiety and depression symptoms, moderate motives (n = 58). The subclinical/elevated symptoms, high motives profile reported the highest
pregaming frequency and consequences, including blackouts. Individuals in the clinically elevated symptoms, moderate motives profile reported more consequences than those in the minimal symptoms, low motives and mild/moderate symptoms, moderate motives profiles. Individuals in the minimal symptoms, low motives profile reported the fewest consequences.
CONCLUSIONS: Among these students, social anxiety and pregaming motives were associated with more frequent pregaming and social anxiety and depression were associated with greater negative consequences. Interventions that target pregaming-specific motives among students with mental health symptoms may be warranted to reduce this risky behavior and associated drinking-related harm.