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The Longitudinal Relationships Among Injunctive Norms And Hooking Up Attitudes And Behaviors In College Students, Lucy Napper, Shannon R. Kenney, Joseph W. Labrie
The Longitudinal Relationships Among Injunctive Norms And Hooking Up Attitudes And Behaviors In College Students, Lucy Napper, Shannon R. Kenney, Joseph W. Labrie
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Limited research has explored the influence of perceived injunctive norms for distal (e.g., typical student) and proximal (e.g., close friend and parents) referents on hooking up. The current study examined the longitudinal relationships among perceived injunctive norms, personal approval and hooking up behavior, and the moderating effects of gender in a sample of heavy drinking college students. At Time 1, participants completed web-based assessments of personal approval of hooking up and perceptions of close friend, parent, and typical student approval. Three months later, participants reported on whether they had hooked up. The results of a path analysis indicated that greater …
Comparing Injunctive Marijuana Use Norms Of Salient Reference Groups Among College Student Marijuana Users And Nonusers, Joseph W. Labrie, Justin F. Hummer, Andrew Lac
Comparing Injunctive Marijuana Use Norms Of Salient Reference Groups Among College Student Marijuana Users And Nonusers, Joseph W. Labrie, Justin F. Hummer, Andrew Lac
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Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug among college students and has the potential for various negative outcomes. Perceptions of what constitutes typical approval/acceptability of a reference group (i.e. injunctive social norms) have been shown to have strong utility as predictors of health-risk behaviors in the college context, yet this construct remains significantly understudied for marijuana use despite its potential for use in social norms-based interventions. The current research evaluated individuals’ marijuana approval level and their perceptions of others’ marijuana approval level (i.e. injunctive norms) for various reference groups (typical student on campus, one’s close friends, one’s parents) as …
Identifying Factors That Increase The Likelihood Of Driving After Drinking Among College Students, Joseph W. Labrie, Shannon R. Kenney, Tehniat Mirza, Andrew Lac
Identifying Factors That Increase The Likelihood Of Driving After Drinking Among College Students, Joseph W. Labrie, Shannon R. Kenney, Tehniat Mirza, Andrew Lac
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Driving after drinking (DAD) is a serious public health concern found to be more common among college students than those of other age groups or same-aged non-college peers. The current study examined potential predictors of DAD among a dual-site sample of 3,753 (65% female, 58% Caucasian) college students. Results showed that 19.1% of respondents had driven after 3 or more drinks and 8.6% had driven after 5 or more drinks in the past three months. A logistic regression model showed that male status, fraternity or sorority affiliation, family history of alcohol abuse, medium or heavy drinking (as compared to light …
Disparity Between The Perceived Alcohol-Related Attitudes Of Parents And Peers Increases Alcohol Risk In College Students, Jessica Cail, Joseph W. Labrie
Disparity Between The Perceived Alcohol-Related Attitudes Of Parents And Peers Increases Alcohol Risk In College Students, Jessica Cail, Joseph W. Labrie
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Although peer norms have been found to be a particularly strong correlate of alcohol consumption by college students, research suggests that parents also have a significant impact on the behaviors of their children, even after their child has departed for college. The current study investigated the effect of disparity between the perceived approval of alcohol (injunctive norms) of parents and closest friends on college student drinking and consequences, and explored gender differences in this effect. It found that injunctive disparity was significantly correlated with individual drinking and related consequences over and above the strongest known predictor variables of gender, same-sex …