Graduation Date
Spring 2003
Document Type
Thesis
Program
Master of Arts degree with a major in Sociology
Program
Sociology
Committee Chair Name
Dr. Elizabeth Watson
Committee Chair Affiliation
Cal Poly Humboldt Faculty or Staff
Second Committee Member Name
Dr. Judith K. Little
Third Committee Member Name
Dr. Samuel P. Oliner
Fourth Committee Member Name
Dr. Donna Shafer
Keywords
Sociology
Subject Categories
Sociology
Abstract
This study examines the extent to which frequency of binge drinking, Connectedness to Drinking Peers, Perceived Peer Support, class level, and gender may predict Consequences of Alcohol Consumption among university students. The Core Institute’s Campus Survey of Alcohol and Other Drug Norms was administered at Humboldt State University in the Spring of 1999. Consequences of Alcohol Consumption (CAC) were measured using a one-page questionnaire appended to the Core instrument. Total sample size was 667 students. Stepwise multiple regression revealed that college students who binge drink are much more likely to experience CAC (ß = .515, p< .001). In contrast, students who have strong peer support are much less likely to experience consequences (ß = -.254, p< .001). Upperclassmen and, to some extent, students who have close ties to drinking peers are also less likely to incur CAC (p = -.089, p< .01 and ß = -.067, p< .05, respectively). The inclusion of gender did not add strength to the statistical predictability of CAC, likely because gender is highly correlated with binge drinking.
Recommended Citation
Tift, Will Henington, "Exploring Alcohol Use Among University Students in Social Context: The Impacts of Binge Drinking, Connectedness to Drinking Peers, and Perceived Peer Support on Consequences of Alcohol Consumption" (2003). Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects. 2496.
https://digitalcommons.humboldt.edu/etd/2496