This paper examines the behavioral patterns of Native American college students in U.S. higher education. Attachment theory is the theoretical framework used in this analysis. Developed by Bowlby ("Attachment and loss: Separation, anxiety and anger," 1973), attachment theory postulates that behaviors can be predicted based on one's…

Little is known about health and occupational outcomes of male spouse abuse victims. In all, 11,294 male spouse abuse victims with a history of spouse abuse perpetration, 3,277 victims without prior spouse abuse perpetration, and 72,855 nonvictims and nonperpetrators were followed for 12 years to assess army attrition and hospitalization risk. In…

The recommended treatment for alcoholism in the past typically has been participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). However, the use of AA on college campuses has not been proven effective. With a new generation comes the opportunity to rethink this approach to the problem of alcohol abuse on campuses and to incorporate new methods in counseling…

Use of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI), a new instrument for assessing chemical dependency, was tested on 376 college students. The SASSI showed significant promise in discriminating between nonabusers, moderate abusers, and severe abusers. The need for an instrument impervious to social desirability effects is discussed.…

Findings of a survey about drug and alcohol abuse education are summarized and contrasted with 5 years earlier. Notable improvements were found, reflected in required teaching hours, percentage of total required hours, elective courses, and number of affiliated clinical programs. The effect of a career teacher is also evaluated. (Author/MSE)

Examined relationship between psychosocial development, gender, and prealcoholism in 100 college students. Findings showed no statistically significant relationship between psychosocial development and prealcoholism but revealed a definite relationship between gender and higher scores on MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale indicating prealcoholism, such…

Identified behaviors related to alcohol consumption and examined behaviors exhibited by college groups designated by amount and frequency of alcohol consumption. Behavior groups (Abusers, Weekenders, Users, and Socials) differed markedly in variables related and unrelated to drinking behavior. Findings suggest alcohol awareness programs should be…

Notes campus alcohol abuse presents campus administrators with a myriad of problems and seemingly conflicting goals. Suggests a systemic campus response, informed by applicable statutes and court decisions. Concludes that colleges are confronted by an urgent opportunity in the field of alcohol awareness. (Author/ABL)

Examined relationship between admission of a drinking problem and intentions to seek treatment for problem drinking among college students (n=422). Found that students' (n=143) admission of alcoholism was significantly related to their intention to change alcohol-related behavior. (Author/NB)

Gangestad and Snyder (1985) have proposed two types of personality variables: continuous variables (characteristics possessed to some degree by all individuals) and class variables (characteristics distributed into discrete classes). This study examined whether alcoholism could be classified as a class variable. Because a class variable will…

Conducted study to validate characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) as presented by Woititz (1983). Findings from college students self-reported to be ACOAs, non-ACOAs, or individuals who had participated in ACOA treatment group were compared on 12 of Woititz's 13 characteristics using objective personality measures. No significant…

Examined rituals in alcoholic and nonalcoholic families. Data from 241 adolescents, 114 mothers, and 104 fathers revealed that children of alcoholics and children from nonalcoholic families differed on their report of meaning associated with family rituals. Found significant interactions between father-adolescent family ritual scores and…

Examined college students' (n=254) attitudes after they were presented with either a disease or social learning view of alcoholism. Presentation of a disease view strengthened endorsement of that model, but attitudes toward alcoholics, treatment effectiveness, problem recognition, and help-seeking were not significantly different between the…

Examined effect of specific training for counseling students (n=28) in preparing them to work with alcoholic clients. Results indicated that training session specifically designed for working with alcoholic populations significantly increased objective knowledge base of counseling students, although single training session was not enough to…

Investigated relationships between collegiate adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and adult children from dysfunctional families (ACDFs) to determine whether they were at greater risk of stress than non-ACOA and non-ACDF students. Evaluations of students indicated that substantial numbers were ACOAs, ACDFs, or both, and the groups overlapped.…