Decreasing Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs on a College Campus: Exploring Potential Factors Related to Change

Autor/inn/en	English, Erin M.; Shutt, Michael D.; Oswalt, Sara B.
Titel	Decreasing Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs on a College Campus: Exploring Potential Factors Related to Change
Quelle	In: NASPA Journal, 46 (2009) 2, S.163-182 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5455
Schlagwörter	Campuses; Smoking; Alcohol Abuse; Incidence; Prevention; Demography; Age Groups; Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Vorkommen; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Demografie; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Unterscheiden
Abstract	High-risk alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use has been a persistent problem on college campuses despite decades of prevention programming. However, some universities may begin to experience a lower prevalence of high-risk behaviors, not because of education efforts, but because of generational changes in the incoming student population. This study examined the ATOD use of incoming students (n = 5,964) at a large, southeastern, public university over a 5-year period. The data demonstrated an overall decrease in incoming students' ATOD use, which may be connected to the defining characteristics of the Millennial generation--a need for structure, respect for authority, a tendency to follow rules and institutional policies, and an appreciation for the institution's increasing focus on academic rigor--as well as increased ethnic diversity of the generation. As increasing numbers of Millennials enter college, these results become critically important for prevention work and policy development. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10