The role of social drinking motives in the relationship between social norms and alcohol consumption

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1335-1341

  Halim, Andrew ^a   Hasking, Penelope ^a   Allen, Felicity ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College drinking; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL NORM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865957007     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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