Citation

Leigh BC. J. Stud. Alcohol 1987; 48(5): 467-475.

Affiliation

Institute of Epidemiology and Behavioral Medicine, Berkeley, California 94709.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3669675

Abstract

A questionnaire on beliefs about the effects of alcohol on the behavior of self and others was administered to a sample of college students and a sample from the general population. Respondents reported that alcohol effects are more likely to happen to others than to themselves, particularly for socially undesirable behaviors. Women reported a greater likelihood of behavioral impairment; men reported more aggressive behavior. Nondrinkers reported a greater likelihood of both positive and negative effects; heavier drinkers reported more pleasurable effects.

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