When in Rome: Factors Associated With Changes in Drinking Behavior Among American College Students Studying Abroad

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 535-540

  Pedersen, Eric R ^a   Larimer, Mary E ^a   Lee, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College students; Perceived norms; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOREIGN STUDENT; FRANCE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PEER GROUP; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77957284580     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019863     Document Type: Article

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