Reasons for drinking versus outcome expectancies in the prediction of college student drinking

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1287-1311

  Cronin, Christopher ^a  

^a Virginia Peninsula   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol related problems; Binge drinking; College students; Expectancies; Reasons for drinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRESS;

EID: 0030923974     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089709039379     Document Type: Article

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