Influenced but unaware: Social influence on alcohol drinking among social acquaintances

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1448-1453

  Dallas, Rebecca ^a   Field, Matt ^a   Jones, Andrew ^a   Christiansen, Paul ^a   Rose, Abi ^a   Robinson, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Peer drinking; Social influence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899415490     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12375     Document Type: Article

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