Frequency of heavy drinking and perceived peer alcohol involvement: Comparison of influence and selection mechanisms from a developmental perspective

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2211-2225

  Parra, Gilbert R ^a   Krull, Jennifer L ^b   Sher, Kenneth J ^b,c   Jackson, Kristina M ^d  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Missouri Alcoholism Research Center   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy drinking; Latent growth curve analysis; Peer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 34547566092     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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