College Students' Reasons for Not Drinking and Not Playing Drinking Games

Few studies have examined college students' reasons for not drinking, and no studies have addressed their reasons for not playing drinking games. This study developed measures of both constructs using a sample of 147 college students. Principal components analysis identified six Reasons for Not...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2004, Vol.39 (7), p.1137-1160
Main Authors: Johnson, Thomas J., Cohen, Elan A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstinence
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
College students
Drinking games
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Medical sciences
Motivation
Nondrinkers
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Play and Playthings - psychology
Principal Component Analysis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Facilitation
Social Responsibility
Statistics as Topic
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Temperance - psychology
Temperance - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Few studies have examined college students' reasons for not drinking, and no studies have addressed their reasons for not playing drinking games. This study developed measures of both constructs using a sample of 147 college students. Principal components analysis identified six Reasons for Not Drinking factors and five Reasons for Not Playing Drinking Games factors. Internal consistency and intercorrelations of the factors were examined. The factors correlated in theoretically meaningful directions with measures of alcohol consumption, alcohol outcome expectancies, reasons for drinking, self-esteem, and personality. Research findings are discussed in regards to their relevance to prevention and treatment strategies among the college population.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1081/JA-120038033