TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Does college alcohol consumption impact employment upon graduation? Findings from a prospective study
JO  - Journal of applied psychology
A1  - Bamberger, Peter A.
A1  - Koopmann, Jaclyn
A1  - Wang, Mo
A1  - Larimer, Mary
A1  - Nahum-Shani, Inbal
A1  - Geisner, Irene
A1  - Bacharach, Samuel B.
SP  - 111
EP  - 121
VL  - 103
IS  - 1
N2  - Although scholars have extensively studied the impact of academic and vocational factors on college students' employment upon graduation, we still know little as to how students' health-related behaviors influence such outcomes. Focusing on student alcohol use as a widely prevalent, health-related behavior, in the current study, we examined the employment implications of student drinking behavior. Drawing from literature examining the productivity effects of drinking and research on job search, we posited that modal quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption, as well as the frequency of heavy episodic drinking (HED) adversely impact the probability of employment upon graduation. Using data from 827 graduating seniors from 4 geographically diverse universities in the United States collected in the context of a prospective study design, we found modal alcohol consumption to have no adverse effect on the likelihood of employment upon graduation. However, we did find a significant adverse effect for the frequency of heavy drinking, with the data suggesting a 10% reduction in the probability of employment upon graduation among college seniors who reported engaging in the average level of HED. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9010
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/apl0000244
ID  - ref1
ER  -