title: The relation between alcohol abuse or dependence and academic performance in first-year college students.
abstract: A large-scale study (N = 3,518) was designed to assess the academic performance of college freshmen in relationship to alcohol abuse or dependence. Alcohol abuse or dependence was identified in 501 (14%) students; of these, 128 (3.6%) were alcohol-dependent. Of the students who met criteria of alcohol dependence, 62.5% failed in their first year, compared to 50% among students who did not report these drinking problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. bert.aertgeerts@med.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aertgeerts
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buntinx
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012306:Risk; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities