Attitudes toward seeking treatment among alcohol-using college students.
Past research indicates that many college students engage in heavy drinking and that these drinking patterns oftentimes lead to alcohol-related problems. The current study contributes to the literature on college drinking by investigating treatment-seeking attitudes among students in relation to their alcohol education background, alcohol environment, alcohol consumption, and perceived and actual drinking problems. A total of 878 students from five New York State colleges were randomly selected through the use of complete student telephone directories provided by students' respective college administrations for a telephone interview. The results revealed that alcohol education increases students' positive attitudes toward treatment, which may help them to reduce their heavy drinking and alcohol problems.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012424:Rural Population; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D014505:Urban Population