Where's the house party? Hazardous drinking behaviors and related risk factors.
The authors examined differences in drinking behaviors and related risk factors across campus housing at a women's liberal arts college. Participants (N = 362) living in residence-style housing or house-style residences completed self-report questionnaires. Results showed that students in residence hall-style houses reported higher levels of hazardous alcohol use and perceived that their college, housemates or roommates, and close peers are more permissive of alcohol use than did students living in house-style residences. Findings highlight the role of the environmental structure of a college campus on students' perceptions of alcohol use and their drinking behaviors. The authors discuss implications for college housing and programming.
Zamboanga
Ron L
RL
Smith College, Department of Psychology, Clark Science Center, 44 College Lane, Northampton, MA 01063, USA. bzamboan@email.smith.edu
Olthuis
Janine V
JV
Horton
Nicholas J
NJ
McCollum
Elan C
EC
Lee
Jacqueline J
JJ
Shaw
Rebecca
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D010541:Permissiveness; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult