Reasons for drinking in the college student context: The differential role and risk of the social motivator

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 393-398

  LaBrie, Joseph W ^a   Hummer, Justin F ^a   Pedersen, Eric R ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; VOLUNTEER; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MOOD; MOTIVATION; POLICY; SAMPLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

ALCOHOL;

EID: 34248198283     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.393     Document Type: Article

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