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The in vivo manipulation of alcohol‐related beliefs in male social drinkers in a naturalistic setting
Author(s) -
Oei T. P. S.,
Foley J.,
Young R. McD.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1990.tb01620.x
Subject(s) - alcohol , psychology , alcohol consumption , cognition , social facilitation , developmental psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry
Earlier research shows that alcohol expectancies are related to alcohol consumption. However, how the alcohol expectancies are related to drinking in a public bar is still unknown. This paper examines this relationship in 10 moderate—heavy male social drinkers attending alternatively to both alcohol dependent and non‐dependent cognitive sets of alcohol use. When discussing the alcohol dependent expectancies, these drinkers consumed significantly less alcohol compared with their consumption when discussing non‐alcohol dependent expectancies. This group effect was also corroborated by a within‐subject analysis of the data. The implications of the relationship between beliefs and drinking behaviour in terms of a cognitive behaviour model of alcohol use are briefly discussed.