ERIC Number: EJ1033885
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0090-1482
EISSN: N/A
High Risk Drinking among Non-Affiliated College Students
Smith, Margaret; Finneran, John; Droppa, Marj
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v58 n1 p28-43 Apr 2014
This study investigated the high risk drinking practices of unaffiliated college students who are not involved in formal athletics, fraternities, or sororities. Using a qualitative research design, the investigators interviewed students at a northeast public college in fall 2010 to learn about unaffiliated students' drinking experiences and their related consequences. Five major themes emerged from the interviews: Unaffiliated students engage in high risk drinking practices consuming a range of 5 to 18 drinks per episode; they participate in "pre-gaming" or drinking before going out to party; they participate in drinking games over the course of a drinking episode; they experience negative health and social consequences including: vomiting, hangovers, confusion, memory loss, medical and law enforcement involvement, and strained interpersonal relationships; and some use psychoactive substances while drinking. The major finding is that unaffiliated college students engage in high risk drinking and experience a variety of negative consequences.
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Qualitative Research, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior, Semi Structured Interviews, Environmental Influences, Social Influences, Grounded Theory, Games, Drug Abuse, Memory, Mental Health, Physical Health, Student Attitudes
American Alcohol and Drug Information Foundation. P.O. Box 10212, Lansing, MI 48901. Tel: 517-484-1770; Fax: 517-487-2474; e-mail: jadejournal@earthlink.net; Web site: http://www.jadejournal.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A