Journal article
Alcohol consumption, dating relationships, and preliminary sexual outcomes in collegiate natural drinking groups: Alcohol use, dating relationships, drinking groups
Journal of applied social psychology, Vol.43(12), pp.2391-2400
12/2013
DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12187
PMCID: PMC4520403
PMID: 26236043
Abstract
This study tested the effects of committed relationships and presence of dates on alcohol consumption and preliminary sexual outcomes in natural drinking groups (NDGs). Undergraduate drinkers (N=302) answered an online questionnaire on their most recent participation in a NDG. The interaction between relationship commitment and presence of a date on alcohol consumption was significant. Among students not in committed relationships, those dating within their NDG reported heavier drinking than those not dating. Students in committed relationships drank less than those who were not committed only when their partners were present. The positive correlation between drinking and sexual contact was significant only for those who were not in committed relationships. Implications for future research and interventions are discussed.© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Alcohol consumption, dating relationships, and preliminary sexual outcomes in collegiate natural drinking groups: Alcohol use, dating relationships, drinking groups
- Creators
- Loraine Devos-Comby - San Diego State UniversityJason Daniel - San Diego State UniversityJames E. Lange - San Diego State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied social psychology, Vol.43(12), pp.2391-2400
- DOI
- 10.1111/jasp.12187
- PMID
- 26236043
- PMCID
- PMC4520403
- ISSN
- 0021-9029
- eISSN
- 1559-1816
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000027, name: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, award: U01 AA014738, R21 AA 016800-01A1
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2013
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984364530702771
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