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McBride, N., Barrett, B., Moore, K., and Schonfeld, L. (2014) The role of positive alcohol expectancies in underage binge drinking among college students. American Journal of College Health. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2014.907297.
Journal of American College Health (2014)
  • Nicole McBride, University of South Florida
  • Blake T Barrett, University of South Florida
  • Kathleen A Moore, University of South Florida
  • Lawrence Schonfeld, University of South Florida
Abstract

Objective: This study explored associations between positive alcohol expectancies, demographics, as well as academic status and binge drinking among underage college students. Participants: A sample of 1,553 underage college students at three public universities and one college in the southeast who completed the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey in the spring 2013 semester. Methods: A series of bivariate analyses and logistic regression models were used to examine associations between demographic and academic status variables as well as positive alcohol expectancies with self-reported binge drinking. Positive alcohol expectancies were examined in multivariable models via two factors derived from principal component analyses. Results: Students who endorsed higher agreement of these two emergent factors (Sociability; Sexuality) were more likely to report an occurrence of binge drinking in the past two weeks. Conclusions: Study results document associations between positive alcohol expectancies and binge drinking among underage students; implications for prevention and treatment are discussed.

Publication Date
2014
Citation Information
Nicole McBride, Blake T Barrett, Kathleen A Moore and Lawrence Schonfeld. "McBride, N., Barrett, B., Moore, K., and Schonfeld, L. (2014) The role of positive alcohol expectancies in underage binge drinking among college students. American Journal of College Health. Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2014.907297." Journal of American College Health (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kathleen_moore/42/