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Jukka Törrönen; Eva Samuelsson; Filip Roumeliotis; Josefin Månsson – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
This study analyzes how emerging adults negotiate their relation to alcohol in the context of declining youth drinking and how this relationship changes over time. The sample consists of longitudinal qualitative interview data (N = 28) with 9 boys and 19 girls aged 15 to 21. The participants were recruited through schools, social media and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Young Adults, Drinking
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Rachel Bowns; Jordan E. Loeffelman; Douglas Steinley; Kenneth J. Sher – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To develop a shortened form of the Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test[superscript 1] (YAAPST; original length = 27 items) using a novel combinatorial approach. Participants: 489 college freshmen, half of whom were above average risk for alcohol use disorder based upon family history, attending a large, Midwestern University…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Screening Tests, Young Adults, Drinking
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Patricia L. East; Jorge Delva; Estela Blanco; Paulina Correa-Burrows; Raquel Burrows; Sheila Gahagan – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
This study examined the associations between excessive alcohol intake during adolescence and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood and whether these relations varied by sex. Participants were working-class Chilean adolescents (N = 692; M[subscript age] 16.0 years; 54.5% female) who provided frequency of past 30-day bingeing and past-year…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Adolescents, Young Adults, Cognitive Ability
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Andile Samkele Masuku; Reggiswindis Thobile Hlengwa; Clement Moreku; Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya; Thobeka Shozi-Nxumalo – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2024
Alcohol consumption is a well-known public health problem, particularly among university students. Students experience many challenges in life that may lead them to consume alcohol. The aim of this study was to explore student's perceptions of reckless alcohol consumption at a university of technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Drinking, Alcohol Education
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Xiaoyin Li; Melissa A. Lewis; Anne M. Fairlie; Mary E. Larimer; Eun-Young Mun – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The present study examined young adults' completion of the Web-based intervention content in a randomized trial that tested two Personalized Feedback Interventions (PFIs) for alcohol use and risky sex behavior (RSB). Method: Data are from a study that evaluated efficacy of two Web-delivered PFIs (combined PFI and integrated PFI) among…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Risk Management, Sexuality
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Kendra Delaney; Mary S. Dietrich; Collen Corte; Terrah Foster Akard; Mariann R. Piano – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examined the associations of anxiety and drinking motives with hazardous and binge alcohol use among young adults. Participants: We recruited young adults (N = 182, mean age 25) between November 2020 and December 2020. Methods: Linear regressions were used to evaluate relationships among hazardous alcohol use (US Alcohol Use…
Descriptors: College Students, Young Adults, Private Colleges, Black Colleges
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Michele L. Ybarra; Hanno Petras; Kimberly L. Goodman; Kimberly J. Mitchell – Prevention Science, 2024
To identify factors in adolescence that predict the onset of sexual violence in adolescence and young adulthood. Data were analyzed from six survey waves of the longitudinal Growing up with Media Study (2008-2018) conducted in the USA. Participants were 778 youth 13-18 years old at baseline, who completed online surveys assessing sexual violence…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexuality, Adolescents, Predictor Variables