CORRELATES OF DRINKING PROBLEMS AND KNOWLEDGE OF ALCOHOL AMONG COLLEGIANS OVER TIME: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION
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1986-08-06
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The PURPOSE of this study was to compile and discuss data analyzed by the authors concerning the drinking patterns, problems and knowledge of alcohol among a sample of college students from throughout the United States in 1984-1985 compared with a sample drawn from the same university and colleges in 1982-1983. METHODS: Student were administered the Student Alcohol Questionnaire. This highly reliable questionnaire (r=.79) contains 6 items on drinking patterns, 17 items concerning possible consequences of drinking. And 36 questions on alcohol and its effects. The questionnaire was administered to 4,266 students during the 1984-5 academic year from students at 72 of the 82 colleges that had participated in a similar study conducted in 1982-3 (N=4485). A sub-sample was drawn containing the same universities and colleges which had participated l982-83 for comparison. The RESULTS revealed that a lower percent of both males and females exhibited drinking and driving variables. This was also found for whites but not blacks, and among arts and humanities, physical science and engineering and business majors,. Change was also noted for those with grade point averages between 3.0 and 3.5, those to whom religion was important and among Roman Catholics and Protestants to whom drinking is allowed. Some of the demographic groups increased and some decreased various items concerning knowledge of alcohol and its effects. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS: In view of the results of this study it is recommended that further research be carried out to target specific problem drinking groups to ascertain the most effective combination of methods which not only affect knowledge but behavior.
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Other research papers on this topic 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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College student drinking, problems, underage drinking, harm reduction, knowledge, alcohol, binge drinking, alcoholism
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ENGS, R.C. Hanson, D.J. (1986) CORRELATES OF DRINKING PROBLEMS AND KNOWLEDGE OF ALCOHOL AMONG COLLEGIANS OVER TIME: IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION, Paper presented: NIAAA/NIDA First National Conference on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Washington, D.C., August 6, 1986. Retrieved from IUScholarWorks Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17285
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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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