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Direct linkRaghupathy, Shobana; Hahn-Smith, Stephen – Current Issues in Education, 2013
There has been increasing interest in using of web-based surveys--rather than paper based surveys--for collecting data on alcohol and other drug use in middle and high schools in the US. However, prior research has indicated that respondent confidentiality is an underlying concern with online data collection especially when computer-assisted…
Descriptors: Intermode Differences, Online Surveys, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Use
Whitton, Sarah W.; Weitbrecht, Eliza M.; Kuryluk, Amanda D.; Bruner, Michael R. – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: To examine whether involvement in committed dating relationships is associated with university students’ mental health (depressive symptoms and problem alcohol use, including binge drinking), and whether these associations differ by gender. Participants: A sample of 889 undergraduate students aged 18 to 25. Methods: Self-report measures…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Interpersonal Relationship, Correlation, Depression (Psychology)
Ilgen, Mark A.; Haas, Elizabeth; Czyz, Ewa; Webster, Linda; Sorrell, John T.; Chermack, Stephen – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2011
Chronic pain and substance use disorders frequently co-occur. The pharmacological treatment of pain is complicated in individuals with substance use disorders because of the potential for abuse and diversion of many prescription pain medications. One potential approach is to use a combination of cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based strategies…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Pain, Veterans, Drug Addiction
Download full textBerends, Lynda – Qualitative Report, 2011
People typically seek treatment for addiction only when faced with a major crisis. Understanding the trajectory of substance use and treatment seeking may assist in identifying points for intervention. In this study I explored the use of visual methods with in-depth interviews to represent people's substance use, critical events, and treatment…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Substance Abuse, Addictive Behavior, Drug Rehabilitation
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2017
The Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is administered by the Montana Office of Public Instruction every two years to students in grades 7 through 12. The purpose of the survey is to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, At Risk Students, Adolescents, Suicide
Kirby, Tristan; Barry, Adam E. – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: The Gateway Drug Theory suggests that licit drugs, such as tobacco and alcohol, serve as a "gateway" toward the use of other, illicit drugs. However, there remains some discrepancy regarding which drug--alcohol, tobacco, or even marijuana--serves as the initial "gateway" drug subsequently leading to the use of…
Descriptors: Grade 12, High School Seniors, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
Gold, Aaron S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this exploratory, sequential mixed-methods study was to describe resident assistants' (RAs) perceptions of their behaviors when dealing with situations involving alcohol and underage, undergraduate resident-students. Specifically, Ajzen's (1985) Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used to analyze RAs' reports of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Drinking, Dormitories, Resident Advisers
Cook, Jessica W.; Fucito, Lisa M.; Piasecki, Thomas M.; Piper, Megan E.; Schlam, Tanya R.; Berg, Kristin M.; Baker, Timothy B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Alcohol consumption is associated with smoking cessation failure in both community and clinical research. However, little is known about the relation between alcohol consumption and smoking cessation milestones (i.e., achieving initial abstinence, avoiding lapses and relapse). Our objective in this research was to examine the relations…
Descriptors: Smoking, Alcohol Abuse, Social Influences, Correlation
Curry, John; Silva, Susan; Rohde, Paul; Ginsburg, Golda; Kennard, Betsy; Kratochvil, Christopher; Simons, Anne; Kirchner, Jerry; May, Diane; Mayes, Taryn; Feeny, Norah; Albano, Anne Marie; Lavanier, Sarah; Reinecke, Mark; Jacobs, Rachel; Becker-Weidman, Emily; Weller, Elizabeth; Emslie, Graham; Walkup, John; Kastelic, Elizabeth; Burns, Barbara; Wells, Karen; March, John – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: This study tested whether positive response to short-term treatment for adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) would have the secondary benefit of preventing subsequent alcohol use disorders (AUD) or substance use disorders (SUD). Method: For 5 years, we followed 192 adolescents (56.2% female; 20.8% minority) who had participated in…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Therapy, Adolescents, Drinking
Conti, Gary J.; Still Smoking, Dorothy – Journal of Adult Education, 2012
Excessive consumption of alcohol is a worldwide health and social problem that manifested in the local tribal communities. The purpose of this study was to describe the attitudes of those on the Blackfeet Reservation concerning an alcohol control policy for the Reservation. The survey results from a stratified sample of 400 participants revealed…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Drinking, Social Problems, Discriminant Analysis
Leech, Tamara G. J. – Youth & Society, 2012
This study examines the separate relationships of public housing residence and subsidized housing residence to adolescent health risk behavior. Data include 2,530 adolescents aged 14 to 19 who were children of the National the Longitudinal Study of Youth. The author used stratified propensity methods to compare the behaviors of each…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Marijuana, Drug Use, Drinking
Cervantes, Richard C.; Goldbach, Jeremy; Yeung, Albert; Rey, Antonio – American Journal of Evaluation, 2012
Recently, evidence-based community policy approaches to preventing substance use and alcohol abuse, called environmental strategies, have gained in popularity. The environmental survey instrument (ESI) was developed to evaluate perceptions around drinking and related problems. Specifically, the authors were interested in assessing community…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Prevention, Alcohol Abuse
Andes, Stacy; Poet, Kathryn; McWilliams, Stephen – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the drinking patterns of club and intramural college athletes and compare their alcohol consumption, perceived norms around the excessive use of alcohol, experience of negative consequences, and employment of protective strategies with those of campus varsity athletes. Participants: A total of…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Risk
Pedersen, Daphne E. – College Student Journal, 2012
Objective: Using a stress carry-over perspective, this study examines the relationship between stress stemming from school and family domains and physical and mental health outcomes. Methods: The study sample included 268 undergraduate men and women from a Midwestern university. Participants completed an anonymous online questionnaire. OLS…
Descriptors: Females, Mental Health, Physical Health, Males
Barry, Adam E.; Whiteman, Shawn; Piazza-Gardner, Anna K.; Jensen, Alexander C. – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: To explore gender differences regarding weight management behaviors of college drinkers. Participants: Nationally representative sample of college students from the fall 2008 American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment II ("N" = 26,062 students). Methods: Structural equation modeling was used…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Comparative Analysis, Body Weight, Drinking
