THE DRINKING PATTERNS AND PROBLEMS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS - 1983

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1983-08-29

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https://hdl.handle.net/2022/17281

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The PURPOSE of the study was to examine the drinking behaviors and problems of a sample of college students from throughout the United States in the 1982-3 academic year. METHODS: A survey of 6115 college students from every contiguous state was conducted using the Student Alcohol Questionnaire and the Alcohol Attitudes Questionnaire.. The RESULTS revealed that 81.9% of students were consuming alcohol at least once a year and 20.2% were heavy drinkers (consuming 6 or more at any one sitting). A significantly higher percent of men, whites, first year students, individuals with low grade point averages, Roman Catholics, individuals to whom religion was not important and students attending college in the North Central part of the United States were Heavy drinkers or experienced problems related to drinking compared to other groups (p < .05). It was CONCLUDED that alcohol education on the college campus needs to be instituted.

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Other research papers on college student drinking can be found at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=dateissued; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=dateissued and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=dateissued Further information about the questionnaire, calculations used for the study, and the original data base can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The SAQ and AAQ used in this study are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17208 The classic1975 copy of the SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissued

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Underage drinking,college student drinking, problems, binge, over time, alcohol abuse

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Engs, R.C and D.J Hanson (1983) THE DRINKING PATTERNS AND PROBLEMS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS - 1983: Paper presented: ADPA National Conference, Washington, D.C., August 29, 1983. Retrieved from IUScholarWorks Repository:http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17281

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This work is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license. For permission to reuse this work for commercial purposes, please contact Dr. Ruth Engs or the IU Archives.

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Quantitative Research - Pres.