When the party for some becomes a problem for others: The effect of perceived secondhand consequences of drinking behavior on drinking norms

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-69

  Trockel, Mickey ^a,b   Wall, Andrew ^c   Williams, Sunyna S ^d   Reis, Janet ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Expectancies; Fraternity men; Secondhand consequences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 40449130431     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.142.1.57-70     Document Type: Article

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