A study of the relationship between protective behaviors and drinking consequences among undergraduate college students |
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Authors: | Delva Jorge Smith Michael P Howell Richard L Harrison Dianne F Wilke Dina Jackson D Lynn |
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Institution: | University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor 48109, USA. jdelva@umich.edu |
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Abstract: | The authors identified the number, type, and frequency of protective behaviors that undergraduate college students who consume alcohol use to prevent alcohol-related consequences. Their hypothesis was that students who engage in more types of protective behaviors with greater frequency would be less likely to experience alcohol-related consequences. Participants consisted of a randomly selected sample of 1,355 undergraduates aged 18 years and older at a large public university. Students completed a mailed questionnaire on alcohol and health behaviors in spring 2002. The findings (after adjustment for covariates) indicated that self-protective behaviors are inversely associated with alcohol-related problems for women but not for men. The influences of gender and racial and ethnic differences are considered in relation to prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing alcohol-related consequences on college campuses. |
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