| Title: |
First Impressions on the Scene: The Influence of the Immediate Reference Group on Incoming First-Year Students' Alcohol Behavior and Attitudes |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Hummer, Justin F.; LaBrie, Joseph W.; Pedersen, Eric R. |
| Source: |
Journal of College Student Development. Jan-Feb 2012 53(1):149-162. |
| Availability: |
Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/subscribe.html |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Physical Description: |
PDF |
| Page Count: |
14 |
| Publication Date: |
2012 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education |
| Descriptors: |
Drinking; Feedback (Response); Dormitories; Reference Groups; Alcohol Abuse; Student Attitudes; College Freshmen; Social Attitudes; Peer Influence; At Risk Persons; Gender Differences; Intervention; Hypothesis Testing; Predictor Variables |
| DOI: |
10.1353/csd.2012.0008 |
| ISSN: |
0897-5264 |
| Abstract: |
This study examined incoming first-year students' normative perceptions of alcohol use and alcohol-related attitudes of other students of the same gender living on their residence hall floor. Male and female residents overestimated the alcohol use behavior and related attitudes among their floormates. Results also showed that perceived norms were strongly related to individual drinking behaviors and permissive attitudes toward drinking. Moreover, feelings of connectedness to one's residence hall were found to moderate this relationship. These findings identify a salient reference group to target initiatives aimed at utilizing normative feedback to reduce alcohol-related risk in the first year of college. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
43 |
| Entry Date: |
2012 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ979163 |
| Database: |
ERIC |