Perceptions of Drinking among Hispanic College Students: How Qualitative Research Can inform the Development of Collegiate Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs

Alcohol abuse on college campuses continues to be a significant public health issue and health promotion strategies are being directed at changing the culture of collegiate drinking. From a qualitative research perspective such efforts remain uniformed since this area of research is currently domina...

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Published in:Journal of drug education 2005-01, Vol.35 (4), p.291-304
Main Authors: Quintero, Gilbert A., Young, Kathleen J., Mier, Nelda, Jenks, Shepard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking - ethnology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
Alcoholism - ethnology
Alcoholism - prevention & control
Alcoholism - psychology
Attitude Measures
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Colleges & universities
Drinking
Drug addiction
Drug prevention
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health Promotion
Hispanic American people
Hispanic American Students
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Perception
Perceptions
Prevention
Prevention programs
Preventive programmes
Program Development
Psychoanalysis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health
Qualitative Research
Research Utilization
Student Attitudes
Students - psychology
Toxicology
Undergraduate students
Universities
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Summary:Alcohol abuse on college campuses continues to be a significant public health issue and health promotion strategies are being directed at changing the culture of collegiate drinking. From a qualitative research perspective such efforts remain uniformed since this area of research is currently dominated by large-scale surveys that illuminate little regarding undergraduate perceptions of alcohol use. This study describes results conducted on perceptions of drinking among college students, and discusses the implications these results may have for developing collegiate alcohol abuse prevention programs.
ISSN:0047-2379
1541-4159
DOI:10.2190/2MK9-HYT3-18K9-CMT4