Poor adjustment to college life mediates the relationship between drinking motives and alcohol consequences: A look at college adjustment, drinking motives, and drinking outcomes

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-386

  LaBrie, Joseph W ^a   Ehret, Phillip J ^a   Hummer, Justin F ^a   Prenovost, Katherine ^a  

^a Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College Adjustment; Consequences; Drinking; Drinking Motives; Gender Differences

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857036251     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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