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Normative misperceptions of alcohol use among substance abusing military army personnel.

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Lindsey M. Rodriguez

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

ISSN

2163-5803

Abstract

This research examines discrepancies among perceived norms, actual norms, and own behavior for alcohol in the military. Participants included 159 substance-abusing, active-duty U.S. Army personnel. Participants’ estimates of the average number of drinks consumed by Army personnel were significantly higher than the actual norm. Participants also overestimated the percentage of Army personnel who have engaged in heavy episodic drinking relative to the actual percentage. Participants’ own drinking was associated with their overestimations of other military personnel drinking but not other civilian drinking. Results provide foundational support for the use of military-specific normative feedback as a potential intervention strategy.

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Abstract only. Full-text article is available through licensed access provided by the publisher.

Language

en_US

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Creative Commons License

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