Risk factors associated with alcohol abuse in college students

Roderick Macdonald; Michael F. Fleming; Kristen L. Barry

doi:10.3109/00952999109001603

Risk factors associated with alcohol abuse in college students

Roderick Macdonald, Michael F. Fleming^*, Kristen L. Barry

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract A survey of 989 college students was conducted to investigate risk factors-gender, family history of alcohol abuse, family history of depression and mental illness, childhood hyperac-tivity, and antisocial personality-associated with alcohol abuse. Two hundred ninety-four subjects (29% completing the alcohol subscale of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule met lifetime DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse. Utilizing a loglinear model, expression of childhood and early adolescent deviant behavior, family history of depression, and gender were shown to be significantly associated with alcohol abuse among students.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	439-449
Number of pages	11
Journal	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Volume	17
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/00952999109001603
State	Published - Jan 1 1991

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