title: College student alcohol use in context: the utility of goal constructs.
abstract: Alcohol use occurs in the context of multiple goals that college students develop, pursue, and modify in their transition to adulthood. Consequently, the assessment of goal constructs provides a valuable tool for understanding the developmental context of college drinking. Conceptualizing student alcohol misuse in terms of its effects on valued goals has a number of advantages for understanding personality risk and protective factors, clarifying the contributions of social and environmental influences, and developing motivation-based interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Boston University, MA 02215, USA. palfai@bu.edu
authors.forename: Tibor P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Palfai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities