Document Type
Research Paper
Abstract
The present study seeks to explore the various relationships among parental drinking habits and college students' drinking behaviors. Participants were 212 undergraduates (66% female) with a mean age of 20.55 years enrolled in a general education course at the University of Northern Iowa. Parent and college student drinking was associated. Students with a risky drinking father were more influenced by parental drinking habits than those students without a risky drinking father. Having a risk.11 drinking mother was predictive of binge drinking for college females only. Using the family to make students more aware of the origins of their drinking patterns is a unique avenue that may have potential for success in the reduction of binge drinking.
Publication Date
2002
Journal Title
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
261
Last Page
266
Copyright
©2002 by the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Recommended Citation
Wiersma, Jacquelyn D. and Linney, Kirsten D.
(2002)
"Parental Drinking Behaviors: Influences on College Student's Drinking,"
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 34.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol6/iss1/34
