Some people become more social and interactive with the use of alcohol, especially in social environments, e.g. parties. It brings out a side of them which could be seen as being more extraverted and open, something they may be struggling to express in the absence of alcohol.
I want to measure this trait by using self-efficacy and self-esteem scales when participants are in a role play of having a few drinks in a social atmosphere/ or in a control group where they are not in a social atmosphere. However, my question is, is using self-efficacy and self-esteem a good measure to what i want to find? For example, should i use self-confidence instead of self-efficacy; do i even need to measure self esteem in the first place? Questions as such. What are your thoughts; should i measure different qualities or are the current ones fine?
@Kenneth M Towe
I'm a new user so I wasn't aware that this question was asked under the topic of "Socialism", that would be entirely my fault. This is just a study that I am contemplating on doing, but require external opinions.
Answer to your question, it is definitely questionable whether this can be measured quantitatively, but what other methods are there to measure such traits? that is part of my question to be honest.
Hope attached ones are of interest to you.
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Article Self-Esteem and Problematic Drinking in China: A Mediated Model
rather checking self esteem you can assess their self concept because self esteem may be highlighted due to alcohol impression.
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