Protective Strategies and Alcohol Use Among College Students: Ethnic and Gender Differences

• NCJ Number: 233386
• Journal: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Dated: October - December 2010 Pages: 284-300
• Author(s): Shawn A. Lawrence; Eileen Mazur Abel; Thomas Hall
• Date Published: October 2010
• Length: 17 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study investigated whether alcohol consumption patterns of college students differed based on race and gender.

Abstract

This study investigated differences in alcohol consumption and the use of protective strategies (i.e., eating and designated drivers) between European American, African American, and Hispanic American college students. Gender differences were also examined. The study sample was drawn from a large southeastern university (n = 567). Data analysis employed regression, factor analysis, and analysis of variance. Results indicate that European Americans students reported a higher incidence of "drunk" episodes per week than other racial/ethnic groups and greater use of specific pre-drinking behaviors such as protective strategies than their non-European American peers. No statistically significant differences were found between the drinking patterns between genders. Tables and references (Published Abstract)