Citation

McBride NM, Barrett B, Moore KA, Schonfeld L. J. Am. Coll. Health 2014; 62(6): 370-379.

Affiliation

a Florida State University , Tallahassee , Florida.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2014.907297

PMID

24678848

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study explored associations between positive alcohol expectancies, demographics, as well as academic status and binge drinking among underage college students. Participants: A sample of 1,553 underage college students at three public universities and one college in the southeast who completed the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey in the spring 2013 semester.

METHODS: A series of bivariate analyses and logistic regression models were used to examine associations between demographic and academic status variables as well as positive alcohol expectancies with self-reported binge drinking. Positive alcohol expectancies were examined in multivariable models via two factors derived from principal component analyses.

RESULTS: Students who endorsed higher agreement of these two emergent factors (Sociability; Sexuality) were more likely to report an occurrence of binge drinking in the past two weeks.

CONCLUSIONS: Study results document associations between positive alcohol expectancies and binge drinking among underage students; implications for prevention and treatment are discussed.

Language: en