title: College students' reasons for not drinking and not playing drinking games.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and Spirituality, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809, USA. pytjohn@scifac.indstate.edu
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Elan A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology*; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data