Perceived norms and alcohol use among first-year college student-athletes' different types of friends

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Authors

Kelley E. C. Massengale · University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Alice Ma · University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Kelly L. Rulison · University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Jeffrey J. Milroy · University of North Carolina at Greensboro

David L. Wyrick · University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Abstract

Athletics departments' alcohol policies and prevention programming for first-year student-athletes should address the potential influence of different types of friends on alcohol use.

Topics & Keywords

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Behavioral Health and Interventions Youth Development and Social Support

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of American College Health

Volume 65, Issue 1, pp. 32-40

DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1233557

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