Social norms of alcohol, smoking, and marijuana use within a canadian university setting

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Arbour Nicitopoulos, Kelly P ^a   Kwan, Matthew Y W ^a   Lowe, David ^a   Taman, Sara ^a   Faulkner, Guy E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; misperceptions; social norms; substance use; university students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CANADA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649853482     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.502194     Document Type: Article

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