title: Measuring college students' alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments: field methodologies for bars and parties.
abstract: In recent years researchers have paid substantial attention to the issue of college students' alcohol use. One limitation to the current literature is an over reliance on retrospective, self-report survey data. This article presents field methodologies for measuring college students' alcohol consumption in natural drinking environments. Specifically, we present the methodology from a large field study of student drinking environments along with some illustrative data from the same study. Field surveys, observational methods, sampling issues, and breath alcohol concentration sample collection are detailed.
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University Prevention Science Collaborative, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Clapp
authors.forename: Megan R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Mark B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: Audrey M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shillington
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Freisthler
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D012107:Research Design; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities