Predictors of alcohol use during the first year of college: Implications for prevention

Borsari, Brian; Murphy, James G.; Barnett, Nancy P.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.01.017

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“…A recent review of the literature has been conducted in the United States for alcohol use (Borsari et al, 2007) and another was conducted for HED in Europe specifically, but for the general population (Kuntsche et al, 2004). These reviews list many identified risk factors for alcohol use and HED, including one particular class of risk factors, perceived norms, that has the potential to be useful for prevention purposes.…”

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Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol Consumption in French Colleges: The Role of Perceived Social Norms

França

Dautzenberg

Reynaud

2009

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background: The effect of normative perceptions (social norms) on heavy episodic drinking (HED) behavior is well known in the U.S. college setting, but little work is available in other cultural contexts. The objective of this study is therefore to assess whether social norms of alcohol use are related to HED in France, taking account of other influential predictors.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 731 second-year university students in the Paris region to explore the role of 29 potential alcohol use risk factors. The probability of heavy episodic drinking and the frequency of HED among heavy episodic drinkers were modeled independently. Monthly alcohol consumption was also assessed.Results: Of the students, 56% overestimate peer student prevalence of HED (37% for alcohol drinking prevalence). HED frequency rises with perceived peer student prevalence of HED. Other social norms associated with HED are perceived friends' approval of HED (increasing both HED probability and HED frequency) and perceived friend prevalence of alcohol drinking (increasing HED probability only). Cannabis and tobacco use, academic discipline, gender, and the number of friends are also identified as being associated with HED.Conclusions: Overestimation of peer student prevalence is not uncommon among French university students. Furthermore, perceived peer student prevalence of HED is linked to HED frequency, even after adjusting for other correlates. Interventions correcting misperceived prevalences of HED among peer students have therefore the potential to reduce the frequency of HED in this population.

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“…Factors other than perceived norms identified for alcohol use among higher education students include gender, alcohol expectancies and drinking motives, perceived harm, other substance use and academic discipline (Borsari et al, 2007;Cameron and Campo, 2006;Kuntsche et al, 2004;Sher and Rutledge, 2007;Webb et al, 1997).…”

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Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol Consumption in French Colleges: The Role of Perceived Social Norms

França

Dautzenberg

Reynaud

2009

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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“…26 An injury in the brain parts may lead to the functional abnormalities which can further associated with the lower academic performance and affect the learning and cognitive functions. 27,28 Toumbourou et al 29 reported that unsafe use of alcohol caused approximate 31.5% of deaths among 15-29 year persons worldwide. In the present study, we have found that the maximum drinkers started drinking at the age of 16 years or above but the percentage of drinkers under the age of 15 are also remarkable and indicates an alarming situation.…”

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Adverse Consequences of Alcohol Consumption: A Preliminary Study

Pahade¹,

Kori²,

Singh³

et al. 2016

Toxicol Forensic Med Open J

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Alcohol is a depressant drug which slows down the activity of the central nervous system (CNS) and cause health related problems associated with various positive and negative social experiences. It has both pharmacological and toxic effects on mind and other organs of the human body. In spite of the fact that alcohol is addictive and injurious to health, more than 2 billion chronic alcoholics prevail throughout the world and the number is alarmingly increasing with the addition of new drinkers including teenagers every year. At the same time, young women are found to be more vulnerable towards the adverse consequences of alcohol consumption due to their intrinsic physical differences than men. In recent years, a drinking culture has been socially accepted among the women and it is a matter of great concern among the health scientists. Alcoholism sees as the world's highly prevalent public health problem and therefore it is a serious issue, not confined to any group, culture or country. In view of increasing incidences of alcohol consumption in India and other countries associated with health related and social problems, the present study is carried out to assess the consumption pattern of alcohol in a selected population and try to understand the ill-effects of this social malice on the drinker's social behavior.

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“…College student drinking has received a great deal of research attention, with the bulk of this work examining White students (Borsari et al, 2007). To date, few studies have focused on ethnic minority groups such as Mexican Americans, who comprise two thirds of the U.S. Hispanic population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010).…”

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“…Temperament (i.e., behavior undercontrol and negative emotionality), male gender, White race, and positive anticipated effects of alcohol use (expectancies) have all been found to reliably predict increases in drinking (Borsari et al, 2007). Differences in drinking rates among ethnic groups may refl ect cultural practices and identity.…”

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Progression to Problem Drinking Among Mexican American and White European First-Year College Students: A Multiple Group Analysis

Schweizer¹,

Doran²,

Roesch³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Problem drinking during college is a wellknown phenomenon. However, predictors of progression to problematic drinking, particularly among ethnic minorities such as Mexican Americans, have received limited research attention. Method: The current study compared the rates and predictors of problem drinking progression from the fi rst to the second year of college among four groups: Mexican American men, Mexican American women, White European men, and White European women (N = 215). At baseline, participants were all fi rst-year college students who scored as nonproblem drinkers on the Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test (YAAPST). Participants were classifi ed as progressors or stable nondrinkers/nonproblem drinkers based on YAAPST scores 12 months later. Hypothesized predictors of progression included behavioral undercontrol, negative emotionality, alcohol use expectancies, and cultural orientation (Mexican American sample only). Differences were anticipated between gender and ethnic groups in both progression rates and predictors of progression. Results: Twenty-nine percent of the sample progressed to problematic drinking; however, no differences emerged by gender or ethnicity. For the full sample, higher behavioral undercontrol and higher negative emotionality signifi cantly predicted progression. Differences in predictors were not found across gender and ethnic subgroups. Conclusions: The hypothesis that rates of progression to problem drinking would differ among the four gender and ethnic groups was not supported. Thus, although White European men are most often identifi ed as at high risk for alcohol use problems, the present fi ndings indicate that women and Mexican American students also should be targeted for prevention and/or intervention. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 72, 975-980, 2011)

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Predictors of alcohol use during the first year of college: Implications for prevention

Cited by 357 publications

References 150 publications

Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol Consumption in French Colleges: The Role of Perceived Social Norms

Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol Consumption in French Colleges: The Role of Perceived Social Norms

Adverse Consequences of Alcohol Consumption: A Preliminary Study

Progression to Problem Drinking Among Mexican American and White European First-Year College Students: A Multiple Group Analysis

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