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Comparison of college freshman male and female abstainers, moderate drinkers, and heavy drinkers indicated that male and female heavy drinkers were more likely than their abstinent counterparts to engage in social, cultural, and impulsive-deviant activities, to describe themselves as dominant and rebellious, and to experience exuberance, negative affect, and physical complaints. Female and especially male heavy drinkers also performed more poorly academically than did abstainers. College health and academic counseling services may benefit from knowledge of individuals at high risk for poor physical health, academic dropout, and alcohol abuse.
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This research was supported in part by NIAAA Grant AA02863 and by NIMH Grant MH16026.
Major interests are personality and environmental assessment.
Major interests are personality theory and multivariate statistical procedures.
Major interests are personality theory and social psychology.
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Moos, R.H., Moos, B.S. & Kulik, J.A. College-student abstainers, moderate drinkers, and heavy drinkers: A comparative analysis. J Youth Adolescence 5, 349–360 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577248
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577248