Alcohol-related injury among Greek-letter college students: Defining a target population for secondary prevention

Alcohol-related injury among Greek-letter college students: Defining a target population for secondary prevention

Members of Greek-letter societies are the heaviest drinkers on college campuses, and experience more alcohol-related problems than their peers. This study reports the results of a web-based survey administered to stratified random samples of college students from 10 North Carolina universities. Gree...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of health psychology 2013-04, Vol.18 (4), p.461-469
Hauptverfasser: O’Brien, Mary Claire, McNamara, Robert S, McCoy, Thomas P, Sutfin, Erin L, Wolfson, Mark, Rhodes, Scott D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol related
Alcoholic Intoxication - complications
Alcoholism
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Computer based
Counseling
Female
Humans
Indexing in process
Injuries
Male
Medical sciences
North Carolina
Organizations
Peer groups
Prevention
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Screening
Secondary Prevention
Social Identification
Student behaviour
Surveys and Questionnaires
Toxicology
U.S.A
Undergraduate students
Universities
Wounds and Injuries - etiology
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Members of Greek-letter societies are the heaviest drinkers on college campuses, and experience more alcohol-related problems than their peers. This study reports the results of a web-based survey administered to stratified random samples of college students from 10 North Carolina universities. Greek-letter status was a significant independent risk factor for increased injury (both experienced and caused to others), even after adjusting for drinking behaviors. Prevention, screening, and intervention strategies are discussed in the context of these results.
ISSN:1359-1053
1461-7277
DOI:10.1177/1359105312446767