BEHAVIORAL DEFINITIONS OF PROBLEM DRINKING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

This paper reports the results of a study to define empirically dimensions underlying perceived signs of problem drinking. This study extends and complements previous studies. A second purpose of the study was to examine correlates of perceived drinking signs, most notably the respondent's sex and own drinking patterns, within the population of interest, college students. In summary, four hundred college students rated the extent to which 53 behaviors and situations were indicative of problem drinking, yielding six factors (motivations; consumption; negative consequences; intoxication; social concern; and drinking at inappropriate times). Significant differences were found between men and women on four factors and among quantity-frequency drinking categories on all six factors.

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • Matross, R
  • Hines, M
• Publication Date: 1982-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 702-713
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Alcoholism; Behavior; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Gender; Intoxication; Motivation; Social factors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00373666
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-034 112
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1983 12:00AM