TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The role of positive alcohol expectancies in underage binge drinking among college students
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - McBride, Nicole M.
A1  - Barrett, Blake
A1  - Moore, Kathleen A.
A1  - Schonfeld, Lawrence
SP  - 370
EP  - 379
VL  - 62
IS  - 6
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Study results document associations between positive alcohol expectancies and binge drinking among underage students; implications for prevention and treatment are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2014.907297
ID  - ref1
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