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Different Pathways Explain Alcohol-Related Problems in Female and Male College Students
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Pedrelli, Paola; Collado, Anahi; Shapero, Benjamin G.; Brill, Charlotte; MacPherson, Laura – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objectives: Comprehensive models elucidating the intricate associations of depressive symptoms, coping motives, alcohol use, alcohol-related problems (ARPs), and gender among young adults have been scarcely examined. This study investigated relationships among these variables and the effect of gender on these pathways. Methods: College students (N…
Descriptors: College Students, Alcoholism, Drinking, Gender Differences
The Influence of Family Factors on the Executive Functioning of Adult Children of Alcoholics in College
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Schroeder, Valarie M.; Kelley, Michelle L. – Family Relations, 2008
This study examined executive functioning in college aged adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs; n = 84) and non-ACOAs (188). We examined whether characteristics of the family environment and family responsibility in one's family of origin were associated with executive functioning above the contribution of ACOA status. ACOAs reported more…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Family Influence, Young Adults, Parent Influence
Alcohol-Related Problems and Collegiate Drinking Patterns.
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Hughes, Stella P.; Dodder, Richard A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1983
Self-administered questionnaires were collected from 534 college students and analyzed by path analysis, which explained up to 47 percent of the variation in certain kinds of problem drinking. The strongest single predictor of problem drinking was found to be quantity and frequency of consumption, but precollege drinking was also important.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Problems, College Students, Drinking
Personality Variables in Alcohol Abuse in College Students.
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Brooks, Mark L.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1981
Studied the relationship between personality variables and alcohol abuse in college students. Results indicated that these personality variables were not strong predictors of alcohol abuse. However, subjects identified as being highly trait anxious or trait angry were more likely to abuse alcohol than subjects low on these variables. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Behavior Problems
Problem Drinking at a Southern University.
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Globetti, Gerald; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1988
Examined characteristics of problem drinking exhibited by college students (N=1,097), focusing on circumstances of the drinking act and personal and social characteristics of problem behavior. Findings suggest that drinking problems among college students are of sufficient degrees to warrant prevention and intervention strategies generally called…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Problems, College Students, Drinking
University of Texas Alcohol and Drug-related Survey.
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. Journal Supplement Abstract Service. – 1976
The University of Texas Alcohol and Drug Related Survey is an 82-item questionnaire designed to measure student responses in five areas of critical concern: (a) demographic information, (b) current drinking behaviors, (c) attitudes toward drinking, (d) general knowledge concerning excessive use of alcohol, and (e) knowledge of and willingness to…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Problems, College Students, Drinking