Journal article
Clinical Relevance of Heavy Drinking During the College Years: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Perspectives
Psychology of addictive behaviors, Vol.15(4), pp.350-359
Understanding Binge Drinking
12/01/2001
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.15.4.350
PMID: 11767268
Abstract
This study
investigated the clinical relevance of heavy drinking during the college years
and beyond on concurrent and prospective alcohol-related problems in a high-risk
sample (
N
= 377). Measures of heavy drinking and
alcohol-related problems were significantly correlated cross-sectionally over
the study frame, regardless of how these constructs were operationalized.
However, the magnitude of the association between heavy drinking and
alcohol-related problems declined substantially over time, with the most
pronounced decrease following the college years. Despite this cross-sectional
decrease in the association between heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems
over time, heavy drinking during the college years significantly and
substantially predicted alcohol-use disorders up to 10 years later. Implications
for assessment of heavy drinking as well as prevention of problematic alcohol
use in college students are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinical Relevance of Heavy Drinking During the College Years: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Perspectives
- Creators
- Susan E O'Neill - University of MissouriGilbert R Parra - University of MissouriKenneth J Sher - University of Missouri
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology of addictive behaviors, Vol.15(4), pp.350-359
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation
- Series
- Understanding Binge Drinking
- DOI
- 10.1037/0893-164X.15.4.350
- PMID
- 11767268
- ISSN
- 0893-164X
- eISSN
- 1939-1501
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2001
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984719844602771
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