Before the party starts: Risk factors and reasons for "pregaming" in college students

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 461-472

  Read, Jennifer P ^a   Merrill, Jennifer E ^a   Bytschkow, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College; Drinking; Pregaming

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949783509     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480903540523     Document Type: Article

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