21st Birthday Drinking: Extremely Extreme

Autor/inn/en	Rutledge, Patricia C.; Park, Aesoon; Sher, Kenneth J.
Titel	21st Birthday Drinking: Extremely Extreme
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76 (2008) 3, S.511-516 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
DOI	10.1037/0022-006X.76.3.511
Schlagwörter	Alcohol Abuse; At Risk Persons; Young Adults; Correlation; Intervention; Social Behavior; Behavior Disorders; Predictor Variables; Smoking; Drug Abuse; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Incidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risikogruppe; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Korrelation; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Prädiktor; Rauchen; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Vorkommen
Abstract	Despite public recognition of the hazards of 21st birthday drinking, there is little empirical information concerning its prevalence, severity, and risk factors. Data from a sample of 2,518 college students suggest that 21st birthday drinking poses an extreme danger: (a) 4 of every 5 participants (83%) reported drinking to celebrate, (b) birthday drinkers indicated high levels of consumption, (c) 12% of birthday drinkers (men and women) reported consuming 21 drinks, and (d) about half of birthday drinkers exceeded their prior maximum number of drinks. Current problematic alcohol involvement and its typical correlates strongly predicted both the occurrence and severity of 21st birthday drinking. It is imperative that investigators consider a variety of potential interventions to minimize the harm associated with this rite of passage. (Contains 1 figure, 1 table, and 8 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10