From a cognitive-behavioural perspective,
models of stress-coping emerged (Wills & Shiffman, 1985), and social
cognitive theory aided development of stressor-vulnerability models
(Abrams & Niaura, 1987). Motivational models have also emerged (Cox
& Klinger, 1988). The present study explored elements of each of these
models in order to ascertain howthe variousmechanisms they propose
may work together to predict drinking behaviour.