Date of Award
2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology
Specialization
Behavioral Science
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Lisa Harlow
Abstract
A motivational model of alcohol use, developed by Cooper and her colleagues in 1995, was replicated and extended by incorporating social antecedents and motives, which were originally introduced by Read and her colleagues in 2003. Additionally, conformity motives of alcohol use and its antecedents, which were originally introduced by Cooper (1994) and an exogenous variable of relationship satisfaction were introduced to expand and test a cross-sectional model in a sample of firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians (FF/EMTs). Participants (N ︎ 205) completed a questionnaire battery assessing alcohol use, alcohol expectancies, sensation seeking, stress factors, social influences, and drinking motives. These findings point to the importance of stress factors and coping motives when considering a population of professional FF/EMTs.
Recommended Citation
Muniz, Joshua A., "Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians" (2017). Open Access Master's Theses. Paper 1020.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/theses/1020
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