Peer influences on college drinking: A review of the research

Journal of Substance Abuse

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 391-424

  Borsari, Brian ^a   Carey, Kate B ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active influence; College drinking; Drinking norms; Modeling; Peer influence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GESTURE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0035226633     PISSN: 08993289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-3289(01)00098-0     Document Type: Article

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