Predicting binge drinking in college students: Rational beliefs, stress, or loneliness?

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 133-155

  Chen, Yixin ^a   Feeley, Thomas Hugh ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge drinking; College students; Loneliness; Stress; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

BINGE DRINKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STRESS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BINGE DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84973309368     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047237916639812     Document Type: Conference Paper

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