Help-Seeking for Alcohol-Related Problems in College Students: Correlates and Preferred Resources

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-580

  Buscemi, Joanna ^a   Murphy, James G ^b   Martens, Matthew P ^c   McDevitt Murphy, Meghan E ^a   Dennhardt, Ashley A ^a   Skidmore, Jessica R ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol intervention; Brief interventions; College students; Help seeking; Motivation to change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COUNSELING;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651355794     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021122     Document Type: Article

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