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Attitudes and Descriptive Norms of Alcohol-Related Problems as Predictors of Alcohol Use among College Students
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Sheppard, Meg E.; Usdan, Stuart L.; Higginbotham, John C.; Cremeens-Matthews, Jennifer L. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2016
Background: The purpose of this study is to identify predictors of alcohol use based on personal values and several constructs from the Integrated Behavioral Model (i.e., attitudes, injunctive norms and descriptive norms) among undergraduate college students. Methods: A cross sectional study design was used with a convenience sample of college…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Drinking, Predictor Variables
Energy Drink Cocktails: A Dangerous Combination for Athletes and beyond
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Woolsey, Conrad – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2010
The combined-use of alcohol and energy drinks (EDs) on college campuses and in communities has become a considerable public health concern. Among college students, intercollegiate athletes have been identified as being particularly at-risk for excessive alcohol consumption and resultant health and behavioral consequences. The main purpose of this…
Descriptors: Campuses, Prevention, Public Health, Athletes
Where's the Bar? Perceptions of Heavy and Problem Drinking among College Students
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Segrist, Dan J.; Pettibone, Jonathan C. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2009
Two-hundred-and-twelve college students read a vignette about a 21-year-old male described as a college student or a retail management trainee drinking at a bar alone or with friends. Participants provided estimates of the number of drinks that indicate heavy drinking in this situation. Participants also provided estimates of the number of…
Descriptors: College Students, Alcohol Abuse, Student Attitudes, Vignettes
Alcohol Abuse Information and Support Systems through the College Student Affairs and Student Peer Counseling Perspectives.
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Yaccarino, M. Elaine – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1995
Explores the role of the college student peer counselor as a complement to the student affairs support services in the area of alcohol and substance abuse. The author discusses a viable student peer counseling model which integrates readily available assistance from college student affairs services and the skills of a trained student peer…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Health Education, Higher Education
Defining Irresponsible Drinking Behaviors: An Exploratory Study Using the Viewpoint of Five Diverse Groups.
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Dunn, Patricia C.; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1993
Assessed viewpoints of 63 university students, 58 law enforcement officers, 48 bartenders, 26 beer distributor employees, and 46 health educators regarding level of irresponsibility perceived to be associated with specific alcohol-related behaviors. Subjects agreed that drinking behavior resulting in physical injury, legal trouble, or failure to…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, College Students
The Relationship between Adolescent Alcohol Use and Self-Consciousness.
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Pluddemann, Andreas; Theron, Wilhelmina H.; Steel, Henry R. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1999
Examines the link between self-consciousness and alcohol use in 543 male and female university students. Results indicate that the female severe drinkers had significantly higher scores on public self-consciousness than both male moderate and severe drinkers. Male severe drinkers also had significantly higher scores on private self-consciousness…
Descriptors: College Students, Drinking, Health Education, Higher Education