Citation

Martin BA, McCoy TP, Champion HLO, Parries MT, DuRant R, Mitra A, Rhodes SD. J. Am. Coll. Health 2009; 57(6): 587-596.

Affiliation

The Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3200/JACH.57.6.587-596

PMID

19433396

Abstract

Objective: Alcohol use among college students is pervasive and affected by economic factors such as personal income and alcohol price. The authors examined the relationship among students' spending money, drinking rate, and alcohol-related consequences. Participants: In 2005, the authors conducted a Web-based survey among a random sample of 3,634 undergraduate students from 2 large universities. Methods: The authors used multiple logistic regression to model drinking behaviors and multiple linear regression to model alcohol-related consequences. Results: The lowest reported levels of average monthly spending money were associated with reduced levels of drinking and getting drunk. Spending money was independently associated with experiencing alcohol-related consequences caused by a student's own drinking, even after the authors controlled for personal drinking behaviors. The effects for consequences caused by others' drinking were significant for students who had gotten drunk. Conclusions: These findings have implications for alcohol price and marketing, particularly around colleges, and suggest actions for parents to consider.

Language: en