College student alcohol use in context: The utility of goal constructs

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-144

  Palfai, Tibor P ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AFFECT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33745969196     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.20.2.143     Document Type: Article

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