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Food and Alcohol Disturbance among US College Students: A Mixed Methods Scoping Review
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Shepherd, Caitlin B.; Berry, Katherine A.; Ye, Xian; Li, Kathie – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Conduct a scoping review of food and alcohol disturbance (FAD) in US college students to overview the literature within this population and identify research opportunities. Methods: Studies (n = 39) were selected using systematic searches of databases and references. Search terms included: drunkorexia, "food and alcohol…
Descriptors: Food, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Personality Traits
Decision Making by Health and Social Care Professionals to Protect an Unborn Baby: Systematic Narrative Review
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Mc Elhinney, Helena; Taylor, Brian J.; Sinclair, Marlene – Child Care in Practice, 2021
Protecting an unborn baby from abuse and neglect presents particular challenges for professionals due to the uncertainties about appraising future harm and functioning of family relationships. This systematic narrative review synthesises studies of professional decision making by health and social care professionals regarding child protection of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Prenatal Care, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Alcohol Use and Problem Drinking among Male Mexican and Central American Im/migrant Laborers: A Review of the Literature
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Worby, Paula A.; Organista, Kurt C. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2007
This review addresses a growing concern regarding alcohol use in adult male Latino im/migrant laborers in the United States. The review draws from alcohol studies focusing on "Hispanic" populations, and from health behavior studies of Latino im/migrant laborers, research that includes alcohol use. Specifically, this review addresses (a) alcohol…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Alcohol Abuse, Laborers, Migrants
Drinking Games in the College Environment: A Review
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Borsari, Brian – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2004
Drinking games among American college students, although popular, contribute significantly to excessive drinking and alcohol-related problems. Drinking games appear to facilitate socialization, and are especially prevalent among younger students. This article reviews the qualitative and quantitative research on drinking games. Findings from…
Descriptors: College Environment, Socialization, Sexual Abuse, Gender Differences
Health Consequences of Alcohol Use in Rural America.
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Brody, Gene H.; Neubaum, Eileen; Boyd, Gayle M.; Dufour, Mary – 1997
Results of three national surveys suggest that the prevalence of drinking was lower in nonmetropolitan areas than in metropolitan areas. However, nonmetro and metro areas were similar in the presence of risk for heavy, dependent, and problem drinking. Therefore, they probably share similar risks for health consequences of such levels of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Black Youth, Drinking, Epidemiology
The Prevention of Alcohol Use by Rural Youth.
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D'Onofrio, Carol N. – 1997
Little is known about preventing alcohol use by youth in rural America, and almost no rural alcohol prevention program has been evaluated. To address these deficiencies, this paper critically examines the issue of alcohol use by rural youth within a public health framework. The literature is reviewed to identify what is known about the prevalence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Drinking