Young Adult Veteran Perceptions of Peers' Drinking Behavior and Attitudes

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 39-51

  Pedersen, Eric R ^a   Marshall, Grant N ^a   Schell, Terry L ^a   Neighbors, Clayton ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; perceptions; social norms; Veteran; young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; ARMY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MILITARY RESEARCH; NAVY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAILOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; SOCIAL NORM; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL NORMS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959461122     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/adb0000120     Document Type: Article

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