Ethnicity specific norms and alcohol consumption among Hispanic/Latino/a and Caucasian students

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 573-576

  LaBrie, Joseph W ^a   Atkins, David C ^b   Neighbors, Clayton ^c   Mirza, Tehniat ^a   Larimer, Mary E ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

College student drinking; Latina; Latino; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SOCIAL BELIEF;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857045426     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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