¿Por qué beben los jóvenes universitarios españoles? Análisis de la estructura del Drinking Motives Questionnaire Revised (DMQ-R)

  1. Gómez Fraguela, José Antonio
  2. González Iglesias, Beatriz
  3. Romero Triñanes, Estrella
  4. Villar Torres, Paula
  5. Luengo Martín, María Ángeles
Journal:
Revista española de drogodependencias

ISSN: 0213-7615

Year of publication: 2012

Issue: 2

Pages: 147-164

Type: Article

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze the motives for drinking alcohol in university students through an adaptation of the Drinking Motives Questionnaire Revised (DMQ-R, Grant, Stewart, O�Connor, Blackwell and Conrod, 2007). This work explores the factor structure of this instrument, as well as the associations between the factors identifi ed and several indexes of alcohol use. The sample was made up of 250 students at the University of Santiago de Compostela, aged under 30, who had used alcohol at least once in the last year. The results allow differentiation of three motivational factors focused respectively on obtaining positive reinforcement, coping with negative emotional states and achieving group conformity. �Obtaining positive reinforcement� is the main motive for the students, and it is also the motive which is related to a greater number of drinking indexes (frequency of use, number of drinks, problems with alcohol). The �coping� factor is endorsed less frequently and is related with fewer indexes, but its predictive power is centered on the more problematic drinking patterns (number of drinks, problems with alcohol, driving under infl uence of alcohol). The �conformity� factor is the most infrequent among the university students, and does not signifi cantly predict any kind of alcohol use. This work discusses the usefulness of assessing the motives underlying alcohol use as a strategy for identifying the young people with highest alcohol-related risks; the implications of results for specifi c prevention of alcohol-related risks are also discussed.

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