INFLUENCE OF DOSE AND BEVERAGE TYPE INSTRUCTIONS ON ALCOHOL OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES OF DUI OFFENDERS

The objective was to test the hypothesis that self-reported alcohol outcome expectancies are situationally specific beliefs that vary depending on contextual variables, such as the quantity and type of beverage one is instructed to imagine consuming. One hundred thirty driving under the influence (DUI) offenders attending a 72-hour weekend program were randomly assigned to either a "small dose" or "large dose" instruction condition and then completed five versions of the Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol scale, a separate version for each of five beverage types ("alcohol, "beer," "wine," "mixed drinks" and "straight liquor"). Two separate 2 (dose) x 5 (beverage type) ANOVAs revealed that positive and negative expectancies varied significantly as a function of both dose and beverage type. Specifically, participants endorsed more positive outcomes and more negative outcomes when they imagined drinking a large amount versus a small amount. In addition, participants endorsed significantly more positive expectancies for beer and mixed drinks than for wine. They endorsed the largest number of negative expectancies for straight liquor and the fewest for wine. The conclusion was that expectancies are to some degree context-bound and researchers and clinicians should consider providing explicit dose and beverage type instructions to research participants and clients when they use self-report questionnaires to assess alcohol outcome expectancies.

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  Alcohol Research Documentation, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Guarna, J
  • Rosenberg, H
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 341-344
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 61
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol effects; Alcoholic beverages; Dosage; Drunk drivers; Expected value; Questionnaires; Self evaluation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797016
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-043 033
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 24 2000 12:00AM