Validation of a measure of college students' intoxicated behaviors: Associations with alcohol outcome expectancies, drinking motives, and personality

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 227-237

  Westmaas, Johann ^a   Moeller, Scott ^b   Woicik, Patricia Butler ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College students; Expectancies; Intoxicated behaviors; Motives; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847666081     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.55.4.227-237     Document Type: Article

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