Is Heavy Drinking Really Associated With Attrition From College? The Alcohol-Attrition Paradox

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 450-456

  Martinez, Julia A ^a   Sher, Kenneth J ^a,b   Wood, Phillip K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b the Midwest Alcoholism Research Center

Author keywords

college attrition; event history; heavy drinking; suppression

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 53249140839     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.22.3.450     Document Type: Article

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