Question

One study reported that adolescents' beliefs regarding their peers' alcohol use and attitudes predicted their own drinking behavior. This finding highlights the importance of _____ in predicting an individual's use of alcohol.

Answer 1

Answer:

Alcohol expectancies

Explanation:

An adolescent is known to explore different activities and this is usually influenced by the surrounding in certain ways. This could be positive or negative.

An adolescent who decides to drink would take into account his own experiences with people that drink and the frequency of the alcohol consumption observed by others. This is what forms the basis of his/her own drinking habit too.

If he notices negative attitudes all the time with people who take alcohol he is less likely to drink much or may decide to steer clear from it.