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Crawford, Lizabeth A.; Novak, Katherine B. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2018
In this prospective study, we assess the relationship between being with high school friends during the college transition and binge drinking. Across analyses (n = 489), the presence of high school friends during the college transition was associated with reduced binge drinking at the end of the first college semester among individuals at risk for…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Friendship, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
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Fromme, Kim; Corbin, William R.; Kruse, Marc I. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
The transition from high school to college is an important developmental milestone that holds the potential for personal growth and behavioral change. A cohort of 2,245 students was recruited during the summer before they matriculated into college and completed Internet-based surveys about their participation in a variety of behavioral risks…
Descriptors: High Schools, Drinking, Risk, Dormitories