title: Do college drinkers learn from their mistakes? Effects of recent alcohol-related consequences on planned protective drinking strategies among college freshmen.
abstract: This study examined whether recent alcohol-related consequences affect intentions to use protective drinking strategies. Responses were collected from incoming college freshmen (N = 84,367) at 279 U.S. colleges and universities. Plans to limit future drinking were significantly lower among students who were male, younger, White, or were in or intending to join a fraternity or sorority. For heavy drinkers, having recently experienced a higher level of external harms predicted increased plans to limit drinking. For all drinkers, a lower level of recent impaired driving predicted increased plans to limit drinking. Limitations and implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine , El Paso, Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Norma
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Scott T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Todd M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeJong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult