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Measuring College Students' Alcohol Consumption in Natural Drinking Environments: Field Methodologies for Bars and Parties
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Clapp, John D.; Holmes, Megan R.; Reed, Mark B.; Shillington, Audrey M.; Freisthler, Bridget; Lange, James E. – Evaluation Review, 2007
In recent years researchers have paid substantial attention to the issue of college students' alcohol use. One limitation to the current literature is an over reliance on retrospective, self-report survey data. This article presents field methodologies for measuring college students' alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments.…
Descriptors: College Students, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Evaluation Methods
The Sidewalk Survey: A Field Methodology to Measure Late-Night College Drinking
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Johnson, Mark B.; Lange, James E.; Voas, Robert B.; Clapp, John D.; Lauer, Elizabeth; Snowden, Cecelia B. – Evaluation Review, 2006
Alcohol use is highly prevalent among U.S. college students, and alcohol-related problems are often considered the most serious public health threat on American college campuses. Although empirical examinations of college drinking have relied primarily on self-report measures, several investigators have implemented field studies to obtain…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Campuses, Public Health, Drinking
The Relationship of Perceptions of Alcohol Promotion and Peer Drinking Norms to Alcohol Problems Reported by College Students.
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Clapp, John D.; McDonnell, Anita Lyn – Journal of College Student Development, 2000
Four-hundred three randomly selected college students were interviewed using a modified version of the Core Survey to assess alcohol consumption and its related problems. Path analysis supported the viability of two models. When controlling for individual characteristics, perceptions of peer drinking predicted alcohol use, which predicted alcohol…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Environment, College Students, Drinking
Heavy Alcohol Use Compared to Alcohol and Marijuana Use: Do College Students Experience a Difference in Substance Use Problems?
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Shillington, Audrey M.; Clapp, John D. – Journal of Drug Education, 2006
This study examines the risk for alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems resulting from alcohol plus marijuana use compared to alcohol-only use. Data are from telephone interviews with 1113 randomly selected college students attending two large urban universities in the southwestern United States. Alcohol and marijuana users (dual users) were more…
Descriptors: Drinking, Marijuana, Alcohol Abuse, College Students