Does information on alcohol use in one’s peer group affect drinking habits in university and college students?

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Drinking Habits

Youthful Drinking: Past and Present

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Gleason Milgram
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Parent Population ◽  
Drinking Habits ◽  
Adolescent Population ◽  
Authority Figures ◽  
Adult Status ◽  
Consuming Country

The U.S.A. is an alcohol consuming country; our society considers the use of alcohol socially acceptable. It should not surprise us that the majority of our adolescent population consumes alcohol. In fact, the initial drinking experience usually takes place around thirteen years of age, in the home with parents or other adult authority figures (e.g., relatives) present The reasons for the initial consumption of alcohol are family reasons for alcohol use. As the adolescent matures, more and more drinking situations occur outside of the home with friends. This period of time is often characterized by drinking habits, patterns, and attitudes which are different from those of the parent population; the peer group and situational factors are significant influences on drinking behavior during this phase. Though alcohol use is usually motivated by the same reasons provided for most adult drinking (e.g., to be social, to consume a beverage, etc.), drinking to intoxication is often considered acceptable. As adolescents mature and develop into independent adult status, drinking often again resembles the drinking norms of the parent population. As in many life areas, we teach our children as we have been taught.

scholarly journals Changes in Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Adults: The Prospective Effect of Anxiety and Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 4468
Author(s):  
Belén del Valle Vera ◽  
José Carmona-Márquez ◽  
Óscar Martín Lozano-Rojas ◽  
Alberto Parrado-González ◽  
Claudio Vidal-Giné ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Measured Quantity ◽  
Drinking Habits ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Drinking Frequency ◽  
The Impact

Health measures instantiated to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have imposed significant constraints for the population and impacted on drinking habits and mental health. This study longitudinally compared changes in alcohol consumption before and after the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact of sociodemographic and mental health variables on such changes among a community sample of young adults. Data were collected in the context of a larger, ongoing longitudinal study. The sample consisted of 305 young adults from Spain aged between 18 and 26 years (mean age = 21.27, (SD = 2.21), female = 53.4%; college students = 61.6%) who completed first (November-2019 and February-2020; i.e., before the outbreak of COVID-19) and second follow-up questionnaires (March 2021, a year after the COVID-19 outbreak). Alcohol use (quantity and drinking frequency), depression and anxiety symptoms were measured. Quantity and frequency of alcohol use decreased from the pre- to post-COVID-19 period. A decrease in drinking frequency was observed among college students, but not in noncollege peers. Although we found no effect of pre-COVID-19 anxiety on alcohol use changes, those with more depressive symptoms at the pre-COVID assessment were more resistant to decreasing their drinking quantity and frequency after the COVID-19 outbreak. This information will be of value when designing interventions aimed at reducing harmful alcohol use and highlights the role of mental health status when identifying high risk populations of young-adults during this, and future, public health crises.

Gambling and Alcohol Use Among First-Year College Students

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey L. Rocha ◽  
M. Dolores Cimini ◽  
Angelina X. Diaz-Myers ◽  
Matthew P. Martens ◽  
Estela M. Rivero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year College ◽  
First Year College Students

Alcohol use among college students

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Stryker ◽  
Desiree Hays ◽  
Erin Shipley ◽  
Kyra Fitzsimmons ◽  
Shawn Powell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use
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