NCJ Number
225673
Journal
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education Volume: 52 Issue: 3 Dated: December 2008 Pages: 72-88
Date Published
December 2008
Length
17 pages
Annotation
The purpose of this study was to examine factors that predict whether a college student self-identifies as a problem drinker.
Abstract
This study corroborates previous research that suggests most students who drink heavily do not identify as having a problem with alcohol. Results of the study indicate that students were more likely to identify themselves as problem drinkers if they consumed more drinks per week when compared to other students. Other statistically significant predictors of self-perceived problematic drinking were binge drinking, consuming alcohol without the company of others, having an alcohol-related arrest, and participating in regrettable sex due to alcohol use. Students reporting more depressive symptoms than other students were also more likely to identify as problem drinkers. In order to assist college students who misuse alcohol and prevent “secondhand effects” on college campuses, these problem drinkers must first be identified. The purpose of the study was to examine quantity/frequency and negative alcohol-related consequences as predictors of self-defined problem drinking among 316 college students. References and tables