title: Predicting Alcohol Misuse Among College Students in the US and South Korea.
abstract: This study examines contributing factors of alcohol misuse among college students in South Korea and the U.S. Exploratory factor analyses (EFA) on measurements of alcohol expectancy, alcohol efficacy, and accommodation resulted in social and personal causes for alcohol misuse. Social causes alone predicted alcohol misuse for both countries. Social factors constituted a much stronger predictor of alcohol misuse among South Korean students than among American students. Practical implications for effective deterrence of student binge drinking are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , Milwaukee , Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Sang-Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seokhoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Tae-Seop
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000067292:Alcohol Drinking in College / Q000208:ethnology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000208:ethnology*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012919:Social Behavior; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: alcohol expectancy; alcohol misuse; college students; cross-cultural; refusal efficacy; self-construal