ERIC Number: EJ1434862
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
EISSN: EISSN-1546-8364
Associations of Content Domain-Specific Possible Selves with Adolescent Drinking Behaviors
Yi-Chen Wu; Chia-Kuei Lee
Journal of School Nursing, v40 n4 p411-420 2024
Alcohol use ranks as one of the most prevalent health-risk behaviors among Taiwanese adolescents. Possible selves--personalized future-oriented cognitions about the self--are significant motivators of one's actions, which may potentially influence adolescent drinking behavior. This study aimed to estimate the content domain-specific possible selves and their associations with drinking behaviors among Taiwanese adolescents. A total of 225 Taiwanese seventh and eighth graders from a public junior high school were recruited. An anonymous self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data during two time-points at six-month intervals. Results showed that having a "physical appearance" related hoped-for possible self and a "friendship" related feared possible self was associated with adolescent alcohol use after six months. Whereas, having the "physical appearance" related hoped-for and feared possible selves were associated with alcohol problems, at both, baseline and six months later. Future studies could clarify the meaning behind "physical appearance" related possible selves.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Self Concept, Drinking, Health Behavior, Grade 8, Grade 7, Risk, Futures (of Society), Junior High School Students, Interpersonal Attraction, Friendship, Alcohol Abuse, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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