Social Support Factors and Drinking among College Student Males.

Fondacaro, Mark R. and Heller, Kenneth

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ERIC Number: EJ296239

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Publication Date: 1983

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Social Support Factors and Drinking among College Student Males.

Fondacaro, Mark R. and Heller, Kenneth

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v12 n4 p285-99 Aug 1983

Measures pertaining to social support and social competence were administered to 137 male college freshmen. Results indicated that alcohol use was positively related to social network characteristics that reflect high levels of social interaction and measures of social competence but was not significantly related to measures of perceived social support. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Drinking, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Males, Psychological Characteristics, Social Support Groups, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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