Understanding university student drinking in the context of life goal pursuits: The mediational role of enhancement motives

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-174

  Palfai, Tibor P ^a   Ralston, Timothy E ^a   Wright, Leslie L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking motives; Goals; Personal projects; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249251756     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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