Mother and Teen Conversations Can Prevent Harmful College Drinking Behavior, Say Researchers: Binge-Drinking Major Concern On College Campuses

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
College Drinking

Developmental Transitions and College Student Drinking

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ichiyama ◽  
Annie Wescott ◽  
Kayla Swart ◽  
Sarah Harrison ◽  
Kelly Birch
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Parental Influence ◽  
Problem Drinking ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Student Drinking ◽  
College Student Drinking

Alcohol misuse on college campuses is an ongoing national public health concern. For many young adults, the transition to college is a high-risk period for the initiation or continuation of problem drinking behaviors. Contrary to assertions of diminishing influence of parents on their children once they enter college, a substantial body of recent research supports the continuing protective influence of parents on the drinking behavior of college students. This chapter reviews the empirical research literature examining parental influences on college student drinking. Recent studies on parental influence on college drinking include parenting styles, parental monitoring, parent–child communication, parental modeling and attitudes toward drinking, and parental relationship quality. Recently developed parent-based interventions designed to reduce problem drinking on college campuses are described and reviewed. Recommendations for parents of college-bound children are provided to help reduce the risk for the development of problem drinking during this important developmental transition.

Undergraduate Adjustment to College, Drinking Behavior, and Fraternity Membership1

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (3_part_1) ◽  
pp. 801-802
Author(s):  
Robert L. Montgomery ◽  
Frances M. Haemmerlie
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
College Drinking ◽  
Student Life ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Adjustment To College ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Student Adaptation ◽  
Adaptation To College ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between adjustment to college as measured by Baker and Siryk's 1986 Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire, drinking patterns, and various aspects of student life (e.g., fraternity or sorority membership). A total of 114 students participated. Pearson product-moment correlations indicated several significant relationships.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Potential Unintended Consequences of a Nicotine Product Standard: A Focus on Drinking History and Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah S Dermody ◽  
Katelyn M Tessier ◽  
Ellen Meier ◽  
Mustafa al’Absi ◽  
Rachel L Denlinger-Apte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
The United States ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Nicotine Content ◽  
Drinking History ◽  
Product Standard ◽  
Smoking Outcomes

Abstract Background A nicotine product standard reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes could improve public health by reducing smoking. This study evaluated the potential unintended consequences of a reduced-nicotine product standard by examining its effects on (1) smoking behaviors based on drinking history; (2) drinking behavior; and (3) daily associations between smoking and drinking. Methods Adults who smoke daily (n=752) in the United States were randomly assigned to smoke very low nicotine content (VLNC) versus normal nicotine content (NNC; control) cigarettes for 20 weeks. Linear mixed models determined if baseline drinking moderated the effects of VLNC versus NNC cigarettes on Week 20 smoking outcomes. Time-varying effect models estimated the daily association between smoking VLNC cigarettes and drinking outcomes. Results Higher baseline alcohol use (versus no-use or lower use) was associated with a smaller effect of VLNC on Week 20 urinary total nicotine equivalents (ps<.05). No additional moderation was supported (ps>.05). In the subsample who drank (n=415), in the VLNC versus NNC condition, daily alcohol use was significantly reduced from Week 17-20 and odds of binge drinking were significantly reduced from Week 9-17. By Week 7 in the VLNC cigarette condition (n=272), smoking no longer predicted alcohol use but remained associated with binge drinking. Conclusions We did not support negative unintended consequences of a nicotine product standard. Nicotine reduction in cigarettes generally impacted smoking behavior for individuals who do not drink or drink light-to-moderate amounts in similar ways. Extended VLNC cigarette use may improve public health by reducing drinking behavior. Implications There was no evidence that a very low nicotine content product standard would result in unintended consequences based on drinking history or when considering alcohol outcomes. Specifically, we found that a very low nicotine standard in cigarettes generally reduces smoking outcomes for those who do not drink and those who drink light-to-moderate amounts. Furthermore, an added public health benefit of a very low nicotine standard for cigarettes could be a reduction in alcohol use and binge drinking over time. Finally, smoking very low nicotine content cigarettes may result in a decoupling of the daily associations between smoking and drinking.

College Students’ Alcohol Use: A Critical Review

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol J. Boyd ◽  
Sean E. McCabe ◽  
Michele Morales
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
College Drinking ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Reference Center ◽  
Initial List

This integrative review of college students’ alcohol use covers research papers as well as review and theoretical papers published between 1990 and 2004. To conduct this review, abstracts were identified by searching Medline (PubMed), Ingenta, ERIC, PsycInfo, and Health Reference Center Academic using the following words: alcohol and college drinking, binge drinking, college students and undergraduates and the years 1990 to 2004. From an initial list of over 400 abstracts, 203 papers were identified and considered for this review. A developmental perspective of college drinking was assumed, and the chapter is organized within five domains: biology, identity, cognition, affiliation, and achievement. In addition, research pertaining to the harmful consequences of college drinking and the assessment of risky drinking is reviewed and discussed. The chapter concludes with the identification of gaps in knowledge and implications for future research.

Same story, different attitude

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Thompson ◽  
Geoffrey Haddock
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
New Directions

We present exploratory research to propose that the Transportation-Imagery Model (Green & Brock, 2000) underlies how individuals form general evaluations in response to reading narratives, while the Fiction as Cognitive and Emotional Simulation Model (Oatley, 1999) underlies how individuals form personal evaluations in response to reading narratives. In our study, 100 participants first gave an indication of their own past drinking experiences. They then read a narrative about binge drinking, completed measures of general and personal risks of binge drinking, a transportation scale, and intentions to reduce alcohol intake. Participants who were more transported into the narrative reported binge drinking to be more risky in general but did not rate their own drinking behavior as risky. In contrast, participants who had reported drinking more thought binge drinking to be less risky in general, but that their own drinking behavior was more risky. Further, general risk perceptions were not predictive of intentions to reduce alcohol intake, whereas previous experience was predictive of such intentions. These exploratory findings are discussed with respect to how narratives influence individuals’ attitudes, and how they may offer new directions for future research.

scholarly journals Drinking Behavior Among College Students: Interventions to Increase Mindfulness and Social Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna C Anderson ◽  
Antonio J. Gardner ◽  
Barry Hunt
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Student Drinking ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Drinking Behaviors

The impacts of drinking behaviors are far-reaching, with college student drinking contributing to over 1,500 deaths and an estimated 696,000 assaults on college campuses each year (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [NIAAA], 2019). There are a variety of explanations to explain why college students engage in risky drinking behaviors. However, there is evidence to suggest that drinking and other substance use may be a result of complex psychological origins, including adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This paper reviews the literature available on ACEs among college students, how these experiences impact alcohol use among this population, and potential areas for intervention, including those with a focus on mindfulness and social capital.

scholarly journals Real-Time Mobile Monitoring of Drinking Episodes in Young Adult Heavy Drinkers: Development and Comparative Survey Study

10.2196/13765 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. e13765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J Fridberg ◽  
James Faria ◽  
Dingcai Cao ◽  
Andrea C King
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Real World ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Natural Environments

Background Binge drinking, defined as consuming five or more standard alcoholic drinks for men (four for women) within a 2-hour period, is common among young adults and is associated with significant alcohol-related morbidity and mortality. To date, most research on this problem in young adults has relied upon retrospective questionnaires or costly laboratory-based procedures. Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) may address these limitations by allowing researchers to measure alcohol use and related consequences in real time and in drinkers’ natural environments. To date, however, relatively less research has systematically examined the utility of this approach in a sample of young adults targeting real-world heavy drinking episodes specifically. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a smartphone-based EMA method targeting binge drinking and related outcomes in heavy drinking young adults during real-world drinking occasions. Methods Young adult binge drinkers in the smartphone group (N=83; mean 25.4 (SD 2.6) years; 58% (48/83) male; bingeing on 23.2% (6.5/28) days in the past month) completed baseline measures of alcohol use and drinking-related consequences, followed by up to two smartphone-based EMA sessions of typical drinking behavior and related outcomes in their natural environments. They also completed next-day and two-week follow-up surveys further assessing alcohol use and related consequences during the EMA sessions and two weeks after study participation, respectively. A separate demographic- and drinking-matched safety comparison group (N=25) completed the baseline and two-week follow-up surveys but did not complete EMA of real-world drinking behavior. Results Most participants (71%, 59/83) in the smartphone group engaged in binge drinking during at least one 3-hour EMA session, consuming 7.3 (SD 3.0) standard alcoholic drinks. They completed 87.2% (507/581) system-initiated EMA prompts during the real-world drinking episode, supporting the feasibility of this approach. The procedure was acceptable, as evidenced by high participant ratings for overall satisfaction with the EMA software and study procedures and low ratings for intrusiveness of the mobile surveys. Regarding safety, participants endorsed few drinking-related consequences during or after the real-world drinking episode, with no adverse or serious adverse events reported. There were no differences between the groups in terms of changes in drinking behavior or consequences from baseline to two-week follow-up. Conclusions This study provided preliminary support for the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a smartphone-based EMA of real-time alcohol use and related outcomes in young adult heavy drinkers. The results suggest that young adults can use smartphones to safely monitor drinking even during very heavy drinking episodes. Smartphone-based EMA has strong potential to inform future research on the epidemiology of and intervention for alcohol use disorder by providing researchers with an efficient and inexpensive way to capture large amounts of data on real-world drinking behavior and consequences.

Animal Models of Binge Drinking: Behavior and Clinical Relevance

2019 ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Jeanblanc ◽  
Benjamin Rolland ◽  
Pierre Maurage ◽  
Fabien Gierski ◽  
Mickael Naassila
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Drinking Behavior

Real-Time Mobile Monitoring of Drinking Episodes in Young Adult Heavy Drinkers: Development and Comparative Survey Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J Fridberg ◽  
James Faria ◽  
Dingcai Cao ◽  
Andrea C King
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Real World ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Natural Environments

BACKGROUND Binge drinking, defined as consuming five or more standard alcoholic drinks for men (four for women) within a 2-hour period, is common among young adults and is associated with significant alcohol-related morbidity and mortality. To date, most research on this problem in young adults has relied upon retrospective questionnaires or costly laboratory-based procedures. Smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (EMA) may address these limitations by allowing researchers to measure alcohol use and related consequences in real time and in drinkers’ natural environments. To date, however, relatively less research has systematically examined the utility of this approach in a sample of young adults targeting real-world heavy drinking episodes specifically. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a smartphone-based EMA method targeting binge drinking and related outcomes in heavy drinking young adults during real-world drinking occasions. METHODS Young adult binge drinkers in the smartphone group (N=83; mean 25.4 (SD 2.6) years; 58% (48/83) male; bingeing on 23.2% (6.5/28) days in the past month) completed baseline measures of alcohol use and drinking-related consequences, followed by up to two smartphone-based EMA sessions of typical drinking behavior and related outcomes in their natural environments. They also completed next-day and two-week follow-up surveys further assessing alcohol use and related consequences during the EMA sessions and two weeks after study participation, respectively. A separate demographic- and drinking-matched safety comparison group (N=25) completed the baseline and two-week follow-up surveys but did not complete EMA of real-world drinking behavior. RESULTS Most participants (71%, 59/83) in the smartphone group engaged in binge drinking during at least one 3-hour EMA session, consuming 7.3 (SD 3.0) standard alcoholic drinks. They completed 87.2% (507/581) system-initiated EMA prompts during the real-world drinking episode, supporting the feasibility of this approach. The procedure was acceptable, as evidenced by high participant ratings for overall satisfaction with the EMA software and study procedures and low ratings for intrusiveness of the mobile surveys. Regarding safety, participants endorsed few drinking-related consequences during or after the real-world drinking episode, with no adverse or serious adverse events reported. There were no differences between the groups in terms of changes in drinking behavior or consequences from baseline to two-week follow-up. CONCLUSIONS This study provided preliminary support for the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a smartphone-based EMA of real-time alcohol use and related outcomes in young adult heavy drinkers. The results suggest that young adults can use smartphones to safely monitor drinking even during very heavy drinking episodes. Smartphone-based EMA has strong potential to inform future research on the epidemiology of and intervention for alcohol use disorder by providing researchers with an efficient and inexpensive way to capture large amounts of data on real-world drinking behavior and consequences.

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