کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
899356 915377 2010 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Heavier drinking American college students may self-select into study abroad programs: An examination of sex and ethnic differences within a high-risk group
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Heavier drinking American college students may self-select into study abroad programs: An examination of sex and ethnic differences within a high-risk group
چکیده انگلیسی

As with other heavier drinking groups, heavier drinking American college students may self-select into study abroad programs with specific intentions to use alcohol in the foreign environment. This cross-sectional study used a sample of 2144 students (mean age = 20.00, SD = 1.47) to explore differences in alcohol use and related negative consequences among (1) students intending to study abroad while in college, (2) students not intending to study abroad, and (3) students reporting prior study abroad participation. Results revealed that participants with no intention to study abroad drank less and experienced fewer alcohol-related consequences than participants intending to study abroad. In addition, students reporting prior completion of study abroad programs drank more and reported more hazardous alcohol use than those not intending to study abroad. Ethnic and sex differences existed; with White students, males, and females intending to study abroad and non-White students who previously completed study abroad programs demonstrating the most risk. These findings provide empirical support that study abroad students may be a heavier drinking subgroup necessitating intervention prior to beginning programs abroad.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Addictive Behaviors - Volume 35, Issue 9, September 2010, Pages 844–847
نویسندگان
, , , , ,