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Recent drinking consequences, motivation to change, and changes in alcohol consumption over a three month period.

Blume AW, Schmaling KB, Marlatt GA

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States. ablume@utep.edu

Little is known about what type of drinking related consequences may enhance motivation to change or may hinder behavior change over time. In order to examine this research question, 120 adult participants abusing alcohol were administered the Drinker Inventory of Consequences-Recent (DrInC-R), the Brief Readiness to Change Questionnaire (BRTC), and the Steady Pattern Chart (SP). Subscale scores from the DrInC-R and the BRTC; and alcohol consumption as assessed by the SP at baseline and three month follow-up were retained for data analyses. Greater intrapersonal DrInC-R consequences scores significantly predicted greater contemplation stage scores (R2=.37, p<.001), and lower precontemplation stage scores (R2=.32, p<.001), and DrInC-R impulse control and interpersonal consequences scores significantly predicted alcohol consumption at three month follow-up after controlling for baseline consumption (R2=.50, p<.001). Increased awareness of intrapersonal drinking related consequences may motivate change, whereas numbers of impulse control and interpersonal consequences may predict changes in drinking behavior over the short-term.

Published 30 January 2006 in Addict Behav, 31(2): 331-8.
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