Ethnic differences and the closing of the sex gap in alcohol use among college-bound students.

Corbin, William R.; Vaughan, Ellen L.; Fromme, Kim

doi:10.1037/0893-164x.22.2.240

Cited by 77 publications

(78 citation statements)

References 36 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…To our knowledge, this is the fi rst longitudinal study to compare the effects of precollege perceived norms on collegiate alcohol use among different ethnic groups. These fi ndings build on previous work that suggests that alcohol-use norms are a better predictor of drinking among Whites than among Asians or Hispanics (Corbin et al, 2008b;Epstein et al, 1999;Keefe and Newcomb, 1996).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…This difference may not be surprising, given cultural differences in familial infl uences on drinking behaviors between Asian and Hispanic students in comparison with White students. Although not examined in the current study, both Asian and Hispanic students are more likely to have cultural or personal values that emphasize the importance of family, compared with White students (Corbin et al, 2008b;Iwamoto et al, in press). After the transition to college, peer infl uence becomes more important than parents' infl uence in predicting students' alcohol use (Wetherill and Fromme, 2007), perhaps diminishing the relative infl uence of familial and cultural infl uences among Asian and Hispanic students.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Peer infl uences have been related to drinking for Hispanic and Black adolescents (Epstein et al, 1999), and Whites reported higher levels of perceived norms of friends' drinking than Asians, although these differences in norms were not signifi cantly associated with alcohol use (Keefe and Newcomb, 1996). In a cross-sectional investigation, socialgroup norms were found to be a stronger predictor of alcohol use for White college students than for Hispanics (Corbin et al, 2008b).…”

Section: Perceived Norms and Alcohol Use During The Transition To Colmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The present study is based on this fi nal sample, which was demographically similar to the undergraduate population from which it was drawn (M age = 18.41 years, SD = 0.35; 60% female; 54% White, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Black, and 7% multi-ethnic/other). For a more detailed description of participant recruitment and other procedures, see Corbin et al (2008b), and Hatzenbuehler et al (2008).…”

Section: Participants and Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Perceived Norms for Drinking in the Transition From High School to College and Beyond

Stappenbeck¹,

Quinn²,

Wetherill³

et al. 2010

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ABSTRACT. Objective:We evaluated selection and socialization processes associated with perceived descriptive norms and drinking from high school through the fi rst 2 years of college. Method: Participants (n = 2,247; 61.6% female) completed measures of high school drinking and descriptive drinking norms for their social group and the typical student at the university they were entering, as well as alcohol use and social-group norms through their sophomore year of college. We conducted structural equation models by gender and ethnicity to test high school drinking and drinking norms as predictors of collegiate drinking and social-group norms. Results: Perceptions of typical-college-student drinking during high school predicted freshman-year drinking for men but not women and for White but not Asian or Hispanic students. High school social-group norms predicted freshman drinking for White but not Asian or Hispanic students, whereas freshman social-group norms predicted sophomore drinking for all participants. Conclusions: Selection and socialization processes co-occur during this transitional time. Heavy drinkers in high school who perceive their friends to be heavy drinkers select into college social groups with perceived heavy drinking. Men and White students who perceive heavy drinking by the typical college student tend to drink heavily in college and choose social groups with perceived heavy drinking. These results support the importance of interventions that are tailored to the individual and that target perceptions of typical-college-student and social-group drinking before entering college for Whites and men but after matriculation for women, Asian, and Hispanic students. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 71, 895-903, 2010)

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Perceived Norms and Alcohol Use During The Transition To Colmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Participants and Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Perceived Norms for Drinking in the Transition From High School to College and Beyond

Stappenbeck¹,

Quinn²,

Wetherill³

et al. 2010

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The complexity of the nomological network of variables is acknowledged; however the focus of this article is on gender, age and disposable income as the existing literature reports said variables as significant predictors of drinking behaviour (Ahlström, Bloomfield and Knibbe 2001;Corbin, Vaughan and Fromme 2008;Obot 2006;Peltzer and Ramlagan 2009). …”

Section: Socio-demographic Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Socio-demographic insights into South African student drinking behaviour

Lategan

Preez

Pentz

2017

SAJHE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Hazardous and harmful drinking is on the rise among adolescents and young adults and has been classified as a major health problem. University students are a subgroup of young adults that are characterised by more frequent and even more dangerous drinking behaviours than their nonstudent peers, and new intervention approaches are needed to foster behavioural change. The purpose of this study is to investigate the drinking behaviour and socio-demographic profile of a cohort of South African university students and propose future research avenues to address student drinking behaviour. Ex post facto survey data was collected by means of a questionnaire including the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and a demographic section. Data was gathered from university students (n=474) from a single campus within South Africa. Data analyses included descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, independent sample t-tests and oneway ANOVAs. Results indicate significant differences in drinking behaviour for gender groups; age; level of disposable income; type of beverage consumed, binge drinking, level and frequency of consumption. The findings have implications for higher education management, public health authorities, and academia, and provide valuable insights into the socio-demographic profile and drinking behaviour of a cohort of university students. The findings serve as a foundation for future research into the development of a persuasive communications strategy (educational and prevention campaigns) that could foster much needed behavioural change.

show abstract

Perceived Norms, Outcome Expectancies, and Collegiate Drinking: Examining the Mediating Role of Drinking Motives

Wahesh¹,

Lewis

Wyrick

et al. 2015

J Addict Offender Couns

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Ethnic differences and the closing of the sex gap in alcohol use among college-bound students.

Cited by 77 publications

References 36 publications

Perceived Norms for Drinking in the Transition From High School to College and Beyond

Perceived Norms for Drinking in the Transition From High School to College and Beyond

Socio-demographic insights into South African student drinking behaviour

Perceived Norms, Outcome Expectancies, and Collegiate Drinking: Examining the Mediating Role of Drinking Motives

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About