Strategies for Measuring Peer Alcohol Use within Egocentric Network Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Russell, Alex M.; Barry, Adam E.; Patterson, Megan S.
Titel	Strategies for Measuring Peer Alcohol Use within Egocentric Network Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 7, S.2176-2183 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Russell, Alex M.) ORCID (Barry, Adam E.) ORCID (Patterson, Megan S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1965144
Schlagwörter	Drinking; College Students; Alcohol Abuse; Peer Influence; Incidence; Student Characteristics; Measurement Techniques; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Collegestudent; Vorkommen; Messtechnik; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Objective: Compare different strategies for measuring perceived peer alcohol use within network research. Participants: College students (N = 309). Methods Collected demographic, personal alcohol use, and egocentric network data. Hierarchical linear regression analyses predicted egos' drinking behavior (AUDIT-C scores). Results: Egos' perceptions of nominated peers' binge-drinking frequency explained a significant portion of variance in egos' AUDIT-C scores, over and above perceptions of nominated peers' frequency/typical quantity of alcohol consumption and important demographic covariates. Using more than three items to assess perceived peer alcohol use did not offer statistically significant improvements and may add unnecessary response burden. Conclusions: Utilizing the three-item approach (i.e., frequency, quantity, binge-drinking frequency) to assess perceived peer drinking explained more variance in egos' AUDIT-C scores, as opposed to one- and two-item assessments. Implementing this three-item assessment in egocentric network research can enhance programming efforts targeting reductions in binge drinking among college students within social contexts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01