Citation

Saint-Eloi Cadely H, Hutchinson MK, Sutherland MA. J. Am. Coll. Health 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2022.2056416

PMID

35472005

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Although numerous reports document college students' risk-taking behaviors, few examine these behaviors in a developmental context. The purpose of this study was to examine female freshmen college students' pre-college experiences and parenting influences on first semester experiences with alcohol misuse, sexual risk-taking, and adverse outcomes, including violence.

METHODS: We surveyed 229 female freshman residential college students at the end of their first semester in college.

RESULTS: Participants who drank frequently in high school were more likely to binge drink in college and regret doing something while drinking. Mother-daughter closeness and parental discussions of sexual risks, personal safety and danger avoidance were associated with a reduced likelihood of regretting doing something while drinking, experiencing sexual violence, and having sex without a condom. Parental provision of alcohol was associated with alcohol misuse.

CONCLUSION: These findings provide a life course perspective on the development of risk behaviors and adverse outcomes during emerging adulthood.

Language: en

Keywords

Binge drinking; sexual violence; intimate partner violence; parenting; risky sexual behavior