Results of a social norm intervention to prevent binge drinking among first-year residential college students

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-92

  Werch, Chudley E ^a   Pappas, Deborah M ^b   Carlson, Joan M ^b   DiClemente, Carlo C ^c   Chally, Pamela S ^b   Sinder, Jacqueline A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Maryland Baltimore County ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Binge drinking; College students; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0034267171     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480009596288     Document Type: Article

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