The Influence of Attachment Styles and Motivation Behind Binge Drinking
| The Influence of Attachment Styles and Motivation Behind Binge Drinking | | Kathryn Smith |
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Submitted as a PSS220 Lab Report for Swinburne University Lilydale
This study examines attachment styles and the influence different motives have on binge drinking in young adults between 18 and 30 year olds. There were 238 Swinburne University students and 103 non-students who participated in this study, all participants answered a questionnaire on attachment, motives and the amount of alcoholic drinks consumed on a typical night out. It was hypothesised that insecure attachment styles are more likely to drink at risky levels on a typical night out than secure individuals and that motives influence insecure attachments and the amount of alcohol consumed. It was concluded that different motives influence insecure attachment to drink at higher levels than secure individuals, although no conclusion could be reached for the amount of alcohol consumed on a typical night out for secure and insecure individuals.
Drinking among young adults is becoming more and more wide spread. Adolescents and young adults are starting to drink earlier and drink heavier than ever before. This is becoming a problem on our streets with alcohol related violence, accidents and fatalities also on the rise. Many young adults are taking part in binge drinking activities, and there is no apparent solution as to how to reduce the occurrence of binge drinking or what types of intervention programs may help. Binge drinking is drinking at above high risk levels of 7 or more standard drinks per sitting for males and 5 or more standard drinks per sitting for females. The drinks of choice for young adults are full strength beers for males, where females tend to choose bottled spirits and liqueurs, these are easy to drink and very potent (Australian bureau of statistics 2006). A study by NDSHS (2004 as cited in Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006) showed that at the age of 14 +, 40%
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Submitted as a PSS220 Lab Report for Swinburne University Lilydale
This study examines attachment styles and the influence different motives have on binge drinking in young adults between 18 and 30 year olds. There were 238 Swinburne University students and 103 non-students who participated in this study, all participants answered a questionnaire on attachment, motives and the amount of alcoholic drinks consumed on a typical night out. It was hypothesised that insecure attachment styles are more likely to drink at risky levels on a typical night out than secure individuals and that motives influence insecure attachments and the amount of alcohol consumed. It was concluded that different motives influence insecure attachment to drink at higher levels than secure individuals, although no conclusion could be reached for the amount of alcohol consumed on a typical night out for secure and insecure individuals.
Drinking among young adults is becoming more and more wide spread. Adolescents and young adults are starting to drink earlier and drink heavier than ever before. This is becoming a problem on our streets with alcohol related violence, accidents and fatalities also on the rise. Many young adults are taking part in binge drinking activities, and there is no apparent solution as to how to reduce the occurrence of binge drinking or what types of intervention programs may help. Binge drinking is drinking at above high risk levels of 7 or more standard drinks per sitting for males and 5 or more standard drinks per sitting for females. The drinks of choice for young adults are full strength beers for males, where females tend to choose bottled spirits and liqueurs, these are easy to drink and very potent (Australian bureau of statistics 2006). A study by NDSHS (2004 as cited in Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006) showed that at the age of 14 +, 40%
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