title: Alcohol use among university students: Considering a positive deviance approach.
abstract: Harmful alcohol consumption among university students continues to be a significant issue. This study examined whether variables identified in the positive deviance literature would predict responsible alcohol consumption among university students. Surveyed students were categorized into three groups: abstainers, responsible drinkers and binge drinkers. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was significant (χ(2) = 274.49, degrees of freedom = 24, p < .001), with several variables predicting group membership. While the model classification accuracy rate (i.e. 71.2%) exceeded the proportional by chance accuracy rate (i.e. 38.4%), providing further support for the model, the model itself best predicted binge drinker membership over the other two groups.
authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
authors: Maryanne
authors: M
authors: Tucker
authors: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada gharris@mun.ca.
authors: Gregory E
authors: GE
authors: Harris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000639:trends*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities
keywords: alcohol; binge drinking; drinking behaviour; positive deviance; students