Social Capital in the College Setting: The Impact of Participation in Campus Activities on Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harms

Autor/inn/en	Theall, Katherine P.; DeJong, William; Scribner, Richard; Mason, Karen; Schneider, Shari Kessel; Simonsen, Neal
Titel	Social Capital in the College Setting: The Impact of Participation in Campus Activities on Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harms
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 58 (2009) 1, S.15-23 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	Athletes; College Students; Drinking; Student Surveys; Risk; Religious Organizations; Social Capital; Student Participation; Case Studies; Extracurricular Activities; Volunteers; Religious Cultural Groups; Sororities; Fraternities; College Athletics; Alcohol Abuse + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Athlet; Collegestudent; Trinken; Schülerbefragung; Risiko; Sozialkapital; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Freiwilliger; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Frauengruppe; College athletes; Collegesport; Hochschulsport
Abstract	Objective: The authors aimed to replicate previous findings on social capital and harmful alcohol outcomes in the college setting and to ascertain the protective effects of additional indicators of social capital. Methods: Over 4 years (2000-2004), the authors conducted annual cross-sectional, random-sample student surveys at 32 US institutions of higher education (N = 15,875) and constructed multilevel models to examine the association between individual- and campus-level participation in campus activities and harmful drinking outcomes. Results: At the individual level, community volunteerism was protective against harmful drinking outcomes. In contrast to past research, campus-level volunteerism was not significantly associated with the outcome measures. At both the individual and campus levels, participation in a religious organization was protective. Greek membership and varsity athletic participation were risk factors at the individual level. Conclusions: Results did not corroborate previous findings and revealed mixed results for other measures of participation at the campus level. The influence of social capital on college alcohol consumption deserves further attention. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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