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What "Likes" Have Got to Do with It: Exposure to Peers' Alcohol-Related Posts and Perceptions of Injunctive Drinking Norms
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Boyle, Sarah C.; Smith, Daniel J.; Earle, Andrew M.; LaBrie, Joseph W. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: Examine 1) whether observed social reinforcements (i.e., "likes") received by peers' alcohol-related social media posts are related to first-year college students' perceptions of peer approval for risky drinking behaviors; and 2) whether associations are moderated by students' alcohol use status. Participants: First-year…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Mass Media Use, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
The Effect of Perceived Parental Approval of Drinking on Alcohol Use and Problems
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Messler, Erick C.; Quevillon, Randal P.; Simons, Jeffrey S. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2014
The relationship between perceived parental approval of drinking and alcohol use and problems was explored with undergraduate students in a small midwestern university. Participants completed a survey measuring demographic information, perceived approval of drinking, and alcohol use and problems. Results indicated perceived parental approval of…
Descriptors: Drinking, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Undergraduate Students
The Role of Injunctive Norms and Alcohol Use during the First-Semester of College
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Talbott, Laura L.; Wilkinson, Larrell L.; Moore, Charity G.; Usdan, Stuart L. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2014
Injunctive norms, or perceived peer approval of drinking is a potentially important influence on college student drinking. Few studies on college student drinking have attended to injunctive norms during the first few months of college. Longitudinal data from 534 first semester freshmen are used to describe the contributions of injunctive norms to…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Norms, Drinking, Peer Acceptance
Why Underage College Students Drink in Excess: Qualitative Research Findings
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Dodd, Virginia; Glassman, Tavis; Arthur, Ashley; Webb, Monica; Miller, Maureen – American Journal of Health Education, 2010
Background: Excessive alcohol consumption by underage students is a serious and persistent problem facing most U.S. colleges and universities. Purpose: This qualitative study explores why underage students engage in high-risk drinking and examines motivational cues that may serve as behavioral deterrents. Methods: Focus groups were conducted with…
Descriptors: College Students, Cues, Qualitative Research, Health Education
Student Drinking: New Strategies but No Magic Bullet
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Gilroy, Marilyn – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
More than 1,700 students between the ages of 18 and 24 die each year from alcohol-related causes, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). These students succumb to alcohol poisoning, cardiac arrest, or injuries from falls off dorm room balconies or other heights on campus. The problem of binge drinking, defined…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Alcohol Education, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
Psychosocial Correlates of Recreational Ecstasy Use among College Students
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Sim, Tiffanie; Jordan-Green, Lisa; Lee, Jieun; Wolfman, Jade; Jahangiri, Ava – Journal of American College Health, 2005
College students' ecstasy (MDMA) use increased significantly in recent years, yet little is known about these students. In this study, the authors used the Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (CORE) survey to compare 29 college students who had used ecstasy and other illicit drugs with 90 students who had used marijuana and no other illicit…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, College Students, Marijuana, Age Differences