title: Gender, ethnic, age, and relationship differences in non-traditional college student alcohol consumption: a tri-ethnic study.
abstract: Group differences in four aspects of alcohol consumption behaviors were examined in non-traditional college students (N = 1092; 828 women and 264 men) attending a large, non-residential, urban university. Findings demonstrated several differences between traditional and non-traditional students' drinking behaviors. Specifically, non-traditional students are more likely to abstain; Caucasians are more apt to drink in isolation and experience negative social consequences of drinking; Hispanic and African American women control their alcohol consumption better; and African American men are more likely to experience antisocial consequences due to drinking. These findings have implications for education and prevention efforts targeting non-traditional college students.
authors.affiliation: The University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas, USA. BabbS@uhd.edu
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Babb
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bachman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012934:Social Isolation; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D014505:Urban Population; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult