The Role of Monthly Spending Money in College Student Drinking Behaviors and Their Consequences
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OBJECTIVE: Alcohol use among college students is pervasive and affected by economic factors such as personal income and alcohol price. The authors examined the relationship among students' spending money, drinking rate, and alcohol-related consequences. PARTICIPANTS: In 2005, the authors conducted a Web-based survey among a random sample of 3,634 undergraduate students from 2 large universities. METHODS: The authors used multiple logistic regression to model drinking behaviors and multiple linear regression to model alcohol-related consequences. RESULTS: The lowest reported levels of average monthly spending money were associated with reduced levels of drinking and getting drunk. Spending money was independently associated with experiencing alcohol-related consequences caused by a student's own drinking, even after the authors controlled for personal drinking behaviors. The effects for consequences caused by others' drinking were significant for students who had gotten drunk. CONCLUSIONS: These findings have implications for alcohol price and marketing, particularly around colleges, and suggest actions for parents to consider.
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Martin et al. (2009) found odds of being drunk in the last seven days were slightly higher for active members (OR = 2.32) versus new members (OR = 1.80).
“Martin et al. (2009) conducted a web-based survey among a random sample of 3,634 undergraduate students from two large universities (n = 3,022), finding the odds of being drunk in the last seven days, a self-reported question, were slightly higher for active members (OR = 2.32) versus new members (OR = 1.80).”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Martin et al. (2009)
Varsity athletes had lower odds for being drunk in the last seven days (OR = 1.46) compared to fraternity new members (OR = 2.32).
“Martin et al. (2009), in a survey of undergraduate students from two large universities (n = 3,022), revealed a lower odds for being drunk in the last seven days for varsity athlete (OR = 1.46) as compared to fraternity new members (OR = 2.32).”
From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Martin et al. (2009)
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- Authors
- Martin, B. A., McCoy, T. P., Champion, H., Parries, M. T., DuRant, R. H., Mitra, A., & Rhodes, S. D.
- Affiliations
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- Center for Creative Leadership (US)
- d Winston-Salem, NC
- Venue
- Journal of American College Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-05-01
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 587-596
- ISSN
- 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
- 0744-8481
- 1940-3208
- OpenAlex
- W2121544966
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U01AA014741)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Keywords
- college drinking, alcohol-related consequences, alcohol prices, alcohol marketing
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Intoxication, Alcoholism, Dangerous Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Public Policy, Residence Characteristics, Risk-Taking, Socioeconomic Factors, Students, Universities, Violence
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