Fraternity and Sorority Involvement, Social Influences, and Alcohol Use Among College Students: A Prospective Examination

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 316-327

  Capone, Christy ^a   Wood, Mark D ^a   Borsari, Brian ^b   Laird, Robert D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; fraternity; longitudinal; selection; sorority

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FEMALE; GREECE; GROWTH CURVE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEW ENGLAND; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIALIZATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34748824116     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.21.3.316     Document Type: Article

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