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Selection and socialization of risky drinking during the college transition: The importance of microenvironments associated with specific living units.
- Source :
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Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors [Psychol Addict Behav] 2009 Sep; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 404-14. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Risky drinking among college students differs as a function of living types, with living at Greek houses as a major risk factor. Both self-selection based on prior drinking and socialization through living environments have been shown to account for this association. However, it is not clear whether selection and socialization processes occur as a function of specific living units within living types. Multilevel models using a prospective sample of incoming college students (N = 2,392) demonstrated that (1) precollege drinking based selection into specific living units occurred within both fraternity houses and residence halls (beyond selection into the Greek system in general) and (2) socialization of extremely risky drinking among certain fraternity houses was greater than other houses (beyond greater socialization of living at fraternity houses than residence halls in general). Living unit-level precollege correlates (i.e., college attendance motives and cigarette use) and college correlates (i.e., peer drinking norms and alcohol availability) accounted for most of the selection and socialization effects. These findings highlight the importance of micro-environments associated with specific living units in risky drinking during the college transition.<br /> (2009 APA, all rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Alcoholic Beverages supply & distribution
Alcoholic Intoxication epidemiology
Alcoholism epidemiology
Choice Behavior
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Motivation
Peer Group
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Smoking epidemiology
Smoking psychology
Social Conformity
Students statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Alcoholic Intoxication psychology
Alcoholism psychology
Residence Characteristics
Social Environment
Social Facilitation
Socialization
Students psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0893-164X
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19769425
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/a0016293