Alcohol consumption by undergraduate students


Autoria(s): Basten, Christopher; Kavanagh, David J.
Data(s)

01/08/1996

Resumo

Assessed correlates of alcohol consumption (AC) in 212 undergraduates (81 "college" and 131 "noncollege" residents [COLRs and NCOLRs], mean ages 18.9 and 18.6 yrs, respectively) and studied the proportion who were drinking at potentially harmful levels (HLs). This study also examined changes in AC during the course of the 1st semester and predicted drinking levels in the 2nd semester from demographics, drug use, social variables and self-efficacy data. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. During both semesters, the COLRs reported drinking significantly more alcohol than NCOLRs, but during vacation the intake of the 2 groups was almost equal. Higher AC in the 2nd semester was best predicted by higher AC during the 1st semester, followed by more AC by friends and higher parental occupation status. Female COLRs were those most likely to be drinking at HLs. Results also showed that a significant proportion of COLRs were drinking at HLs.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/29206/

Publicador

Taylor & Francis

Relação

DOI:10.3109/10826089609063982

Basten, Christopher & Kavanagh, David J. (1996) Alcohol consumption by undergraduate students. Substance Use & Misuse, 31(10), pp. 1379-1399.

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling

Palavras-Chave #self-efficacy #university students #alcohol consumption #demographics #Australia
Tipo

Journal Article