Selection and socialization of risky drinking during the college transition: The importance of microenvironments associated with specific living units.
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Risky drinking among college students differs as a function of living types, with living at Greek houses as a major risk factor. Both self-selection based on prior drinking and socialization through living environments have been shown to account for this association. However, it is not clear whether selection and socialization processes occur as a function of specific living units within living types. Multilevel models using a prospective sample of incoming college students (N = 2,392) demonstrated that (1) precollege drinking based selection into specific living units occurred within both fraternity houses and residence halls (beyond selection into the Greek system in general) and (2) socialization of extremely risky drinking among certain fraternity houses was greater than other houses (beyond greater socialization of living at fraternity houses than residence halls in general). Living unit-level precollege correlates (i.e., college attendance motives and cigarette use) and college correlates (i.e., peer drinking norms and alcohol availability) accounted for most of the selection and socialization effects. These findings highlight the importance of micro-environments associated with specific living units in risky drinking during the college transition.
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The effects of future fraternity/sorority residence on precollege risky drinking persisted after controlling for fraternity selection, supporting the hypothesis that students self-select into environments based on alcohol culture.
“These effects persisted even after the researchers controlled for fraternity selection, evidencing the hypothesis that students self-select into environments based on alcohol culture.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Park, Sher, and Krull (2009)
The Results (Multilevel Models) report that differences in precollege drinking among future fraternity houses persisted after controlling for fraternity selection, supporting selection into specific living units. They also report a similar result for future sorority members’ 5+ drink episodes, but no selection into the sorority system or specific residence halls based on 12+ drink episodes among women. The claim therefore overgeneralizes the finding across risky-drinking measures. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredAmong future sorority residents, precollege consumption of 5+ drinks was significantly higher than among future residence hall residents, but this was not true for 12+ drinks.
“Among future sorority residents, the same result held for precollege consumption of 5+ drinks, though not for 12+.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Park, Sher, and Krull (2009)
The Results (Multilevel Models) report significantly higher precollege 5+ drink frequency among future sorority members than future non-sorority members, but no significant sorority-affiliation difference for 12+ drinks. The Method (Participants) clarifies that both groups of women lived in residence halls, so the claim's comparison of future sorority residents with future residence hall residents misstates the groups studied. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPark, Sher, and Krull (2009) confirmed future fraternity residents consumed both 5+ and 12+ drinks more often per occasion than future residence hall residents.
“Park, Sher, and Krull (2009) confirmed this finding among future fraternity residents, who consumed both 5+ and 12+ drinks more often per occasion than future residence hall residents.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Park, Sher, and Krull (2009)
Park, Sher, and Krull (2009) demonstrated precollege drinking influenced student choices of living environments, including residence halls and fraternity houses.
“Park, Sher, and Krull (2009), using multilevel models with a sample of incoming college students (n = 2,392), demonstrated precollege drinking influenced student choices of living environments, including residence halls and fraternity houses.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Park, Sher, and Krull (2009)
Future fraternity residents had significantly higher frequencies of risky drinking prior to college than future residence hall residents for both 5+ drinks and 12+ drinks.
“Park, Sher, and Krull (2009) found future fraternity residents had significantly higher frequencies of risky drinking prior to college than did future residence hall residents for both 5+ drinks and 12+ drinks.”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Park, Sher, and Krull (2009)
Students self-select into environments and peer groups consistent with their previous experience; students who drink in high school are more likely to seek organizations and residences to continue the behavior.
“Researchers have shown students self-select into environments and peer groups consistent with their previous experience.In other words, students who drink in high school are more likely to seek organizations and residences to continue the behavior (Park, Sher, & Krull, 2009).”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Park, Sher, & Krull, 2009
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The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013)
(2014) · ASHE Higher Education Report · doi:10.1002/aehe.20012 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
- Authors
- Park, A., Sher, K. J., & Krull, J. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri (US)
- Venue
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Published
- 2009-09
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 404-414
- ISSN
- 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1501
- PMC
- PMC2762188
- OpenAlex
- W1971178921
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 3.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R37 AA7231; AA13987, P50 AA11998)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Keywords
- hazardous drinking, university students, transition to college, selection effects, socialization, living arrangements, fraternity houses, residence halls, Greek life, alcohol availability, cigarette smoking, microenvironment
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholic Intoxication, Alcoholism, Choice Behavior, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Peer Group, Prospective Studies, Residence Characteristics, Risk Factors, Smoking, Social Conformity, Social Environment, Social Facilitation, Socialization, Students, Young Adult
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