The Effect of Drink Price and Next-Day Responsibilities on College Student Drinking: A Behavioral Economic Analysis

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-68

  Skidmore, Jessica R ^a   Murphy, James G ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol prevention; Behavioral economics; College drinking; Demand curve; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PURCHASING; REINFORCEMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79953741396     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021118     Document Type: Article

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