Development and validation of the college life alcohol salience scale: A measure of beliefs about the role of alcohol in college life

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-12

  Osberg, Timothy M ^a   Atkins, Lindsay ^a   Buchholz, Laura ^a   Shirshova, Victoria ^a   Swiantek, Andrew ^a   Whitley, Jessica ^a   Hartman, Sabrina ^a   Oquendo, Natasha ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment of college alcohol beliefs; College drinking culture; College student drinking; Drinking motives

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE LIFE ALCOHOL SALIENCE SCALE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL LIFE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950852714     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018197     Document Type: Article

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