NCJ Number
213372
Journal
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education Volume: 49 Issue: 4 Dated: December 2005 Pages: 26-44
Date Published
December 2005
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This study explored the relationship between college student drinking behaviors and study skills, habits, and attitudes among African-American college students attending a predominantly African-American university.
Abstract
Overall, the results revealed a negative relationship between student drinking behaviors and self-reported study skills, habits, and attitudes. In fact, the more alcohol that was consumed the worse the study skills were. This negative association between study skills, habits, and attitudes and student alcohol consumption patterns has important implications for educational policymakers. The authors suggest that strategies to improve study skills could be implemented within the emerging environmental management approach that recognizes the multiple factors influencing alcohol behavior. Participants were 492 undergraduate students at a predominantly African-American university who were administered a confidential multimedia student alcohol survey as well as the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, which includes measures of delay avoidance, work methods, teacher approval, and education acceptance. Statistical analysis techniques included the calculation of zero-order Pearson correlations and regression models. Future research should focus on the relationship between study practices and attitudes of self-confidence, self-competence, and self-efficacy among college students. Tables, references