Predictors of college student support for alcohol control policies and stricter enforcement strategies

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 749-759

  Lavigne, Andrea M ^a   Witt, Caren Francione ^a   Wood, Mark D ^a   Laforge, Robert ^a   DeJong, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol policy; Alcohol prevention; College; Students

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549119792     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990802385773     Document Type: Article

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