Deterrence Theory and the Role of Shame in Projected Offending of College Students against a Ban on Alcohol

Autor/inn/en	Kelley, Margaret S.; Fukushima, Miyuki; Spivak, Andrew L.; Payne, David
Titel	Deterrence Theory and the Role of Shame in Projected Offending of College Students against a Ban on Alcohol
Quelle	In: Journal of Drug Education, 39 (2009) 4, S.419-437 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2379
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Sanctions; Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; School Policy; Surveys; Prediction; Psychological Patterns; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sanction; Sanktion; Trinken; Schulpolitik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Vorhersage; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	In the present study we advance previous research in deterrence theory by examining the perceived deterrent effects of a newly instituted dry policy on a college campus. A survey of 500 full-time undergraduate students between the ages of 18 and 26 was conducted 3 months following the ban on alcohol. Hypotheses are derived from deterrence theory and focus on both formal and informal sanctions as they predict projected offending. Findings indicate that perceived severity of the sanction does not predict deterrence against future policy violations. However, the informal deterrent of shame does lower projected offending. While these results suggest that a formal dry policy is not likely to deter future problem drinking behaviors among these college students, reductions may be achieved with the use of informal sanctions and the incorporation of principles from reintegrative shaming theory. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10