Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Symptoms: A Multidimensional Model of Common and Specific Etiology

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 415-427

  Simons, Jeffrey S ^a   Carey, Kate B ^b   Wills, Thomas A ^c  

^a W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

affect regulation; alcohol abuse and dependence; etiology; self control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350088410     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016003     Document Type: Article

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