Self-consciousness moderates the relationship between perceived norms and drinking in college students

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1529-1539

  LaBrie, Joseph W ^a   Hummer, Justin F ^a   Neighbors, Clayton ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Campus organizations; College students; Self consciousness; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ORGANIZATION; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONSCIOUSNESS SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53049097138     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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