Effect of precollege drinking intentions on women's college drinking as mediated via peer social influences

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 575-582

  Testa, Maria ^a   Kearns Bodkin, Jill N ^a   Livingston, Jennifer A ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER PRESSURE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 69449098892     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.575     Document Type: Article

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