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Finn, Peter – Adolescence, 1979
Several current views on the origins and meaning of adolescent intoxication are reviewed and the validity and utility of each perspective discussed. It is concluded that each occurrence of teenage drunkenness should be analyzed individually. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Behavior Theories, Drinking
Room, Robin, Ed.; Collins, Gary, Ed. – 1983
These conference proceedings consider the major lines of evidence on the nature and locus of the alcohol-disinhibition link. The first day's papers, commentaries and discussions are centered on physiological and behavioral links; social-psychological research; historical ideas on alcohol, crime, and accidents; and anthropological perspectives on…
Descriptors: Aggression, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change
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Hewitt, Paul L.; Norton, G. Ron; Flett, Gordon L.; Callander, Lois; Cowan, Tim – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1998
Compares assessment results of inpatients with alcoholism who have made a serious suicide attempt and a matched sample of inpatients with alcoholism who have no history of suicide attempts. Discriminant function analysis reveals that depression, social hopelessness, and socially prescribed perfectionism are unique discriminators of suicide groups.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Attitudes, Depression (Psychology), Discriminant Analysis