%0 Journal Article
%@ 1082-6084
%A Zimmermann, Friederike
%A Sieverding, Monika
%C New York, NY
%D 2011
%F heidok:19811
%I Informa Healthcare
%J Substance use & misuse : an international interdisciplinary forum
%K alcohol, young adulthood, sex/gender, theory of planned behavior, behavioral willingness, mediation
%N 4
%P 552-559
%R 10.11588/heidok.00019811
%T Do psychological variables mediate sex differences in young adults' alcohol use?
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/19811/
%V 46
%X This study applied an extended theory of planned behavior  to test whether psychological variables mediate sex differences in alcohol consumption in social contexts.  Questionnaires of 300 young adults (urban, mean age 25 years, 49% female) were collected in 2007 prior to a sociable drinking occasion; consumption data were obtained through telephone interviews thereafter. The multiple-path mediation model was analyzed using structural equation modeling. Sex differences in alcohol consumption, which were considerable, were partly mediated by the significant specific indirect effects of subjective norms through intention and of self-efficacy through both intention and willingness. Body weight was not a significant mediator. Limitations are noted and implications for future research are discussed.