A year in the college life: Evidence for the social investment hypothesis via trait self-control and alcohol consumption

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 694-699

  Bogg, Tim ^a   Finn, Peter R ^b   Monsey, Kathryn E ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; College; Development; Role; Self control; Social investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874969633     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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