The effects of gender role conflict (GRC) on college men's scores of psychological well-being and other factors revealed that each of the four GRC variables was related to at least one variable of interest. For example, the success, power, and competition variable was related to a decrease in psychological well-being. (RJM)

Confronts myths concerning alcohol abuse and other drug use so as to focus on the magnitude and consequences of the facts. Six myths, taken from a national survey of 58,000 college students, are examined. Makes specific suggestions for student services administrators, with strategies for addressing the culture surrounding alcohol abuse and other…

Features a self-assessment tool which encourages college campuses to look at the success factors needed to undergird alcohol and other drug prevention programs. Self-assessment based on characteristics of successful programs provides a strategic planning method, evaluation tool, and the needed benchmarks to ensure progress. Provides examples of…

Surveyed 443 college students to investigate linear relationships between students' annual absolute alcohol intake and various attributes. Findings revealed that gender, year in school, grade point average, attitude, self-esteem, and well-being significantly correlated with consumption of alcohol. Men were predicted to be heavier drinkers than…

Compared heavy and light-moderate drinking female college students along personality dimensions. Although no differences were found in social desirabiliy or locus of control, heavy drinkers possessed greater fear of failure and greater sensation seeking than did light-moderate drinkers. Results have implications for causes of problem drinking…

A survey found that 35 percent of student affairs administrators thought campus problems involving alcohol had increased in the past several years, and 42 percent saw no change. Universities have substantially expanded their alcohol education and prevention activities since 1985. (MLW)

Compared alcohol consumption and its consequences for high- and low-anger college students. High-anger students exhibited more frequent drinking and intoxication, and experienced severer physical, emotional, and behavioral alcohol-related consequences than low-anger students. Some gender differences were noted. Results are discussed in terms of…

Reports an analytic review of 73 federally funded, college-based substance abuse prevention programs to determine the nature of impact. Most programs did not identify underlying prevention philosophy or theory but did report program purposes and objectives. Most programs reported some degree of institutionalization and significant policy changes.…

College students, educators, staff, and administrators often adjust, with resignation, to destructive drinking behaviors. Changing their discomfort to dismay could motivate change. The paper discusses how to reshape the environment of norms, expectations, and social context to construct a community of caring to reduce the prevalence of problem…

Discusses several postulates of empowerment theory particularly relevant to guiding the practice and analysis of substance-abuse prevention and education programs. The empowerment model predicts that the empowerment of students and staff will increase both the effectiveness and the longevity of programs. (EMK)

States that today's Greek-letter organizations are under greater scrutiny than ever before and although these groups can contribute to the educational success of their members in important ways, they will not achieve that potential without addressing persistent challenges. Describes the historical background as well as the role of today's Greek…

Alcohol abuse on college campuses continues to be a significant public health issue and health promotion strategies are being directed at changing the culture of collegiate drinking. From a qualitative research perspective such efforts remain uniformed since this area of research is currently dominated by large-scale surveys that illuminate little…

The aim of this study was to conduct a multivariate assessment of college student drinking motivations at a campus with conventional alcohol control policies and enforcement practices, including the establishment and dissemination of alcohol policies and the use of warnings to arouse fear of sanctions. Two explanatory models were compared:…

In this study, the authors evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of a binge drinking prevention intervention for college students delivered via the Internet versus a parallel print-based intervention delivered via postal mail. A total of 116 college students completed the baseline survey. The authors then randomized the students into the Web or…

The authors report findings from the first national survey of gambling among college students. They collected information from 10,765 students attending 119 scientifically selected colleges included in the 2001 Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS), which indicated that 42% of responding students gambled in the last school…