Age differences in XXXX prototype perceptions and willingness to drink in UK adolescents.

@entity1 @entity285 @entity8769
UNASSIGNED: Using the prototype willingness model (PWM) as a framework, this study sought to explore the relationship between prototype perceptions, willingness and @entity285 consumption in a sample of adolescents in the United Kingdom (UK). Adolescents aged 11-17 were asked about their @entity285 prototype perceptions, willingness to drink, intentions, @entity285 consumption, @entity8769 and harms using a cross-sectional online survey. @entity1 were recruited through opportunity sampling via schools and parents. The survey was completed by 178 respondents (51% female; 91 aged 11-15, 87 aged 16-17). Multivariate analysis revealed significant differences between @entity1 aged 11-15 and 16-17 on PWM measures, even when experience with drinking was accounted for (p  <  .001). There were significant interactions (p  <  .001) between age and prototype perceptions; younger @entity1 rated non-drinker prototypes as more favourable and more similar to the self than 16- and 17-year-old @entity1 . Willingness and intentions interacted with age; both measures were similar in 16- and 17-year-olds, whereas younger @entity1 scored significantly higher on willingness than intentions (p  <  .001). Three distinct scales of prototype descriptions were identified in principal components analysis. Characteristics related to sociability significantly predicted willingness to drink @entity285 in the sample (p  <  .001). This study extends previous research by demonstrating that the PWM can provide a theoretical explanation of adolescent drinking in the UK. The results suggest that 11- to 15-year-olds may be the most suitable age for an intervention that targets @entity285 prototypes, with a focus on sociability characteristics.
