CoChat
Sign Up
Cited by 40Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesHigher Education Research StudiesCommunity Health and Development

Social Capital in the College Setting: The Impact of Participation in Campus Activities on Drinking and Alcohol-Related Harms

Theall, Katherine P., DeJong, William, Scribner, Richard, Mason, Karen, Schneider, Shari Kessel, Simonsen, Neal·2009·Journal of American College Health
DOI 10.3200/jach.58.1.15-25
Open this paper in CoChat — free account

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The authors aimed to replicate previous findings on social capital and harmful alcohol outcomes in the college setting and to ascertain the protective effects of additional indicators of social capital. METHODS: Over 4 years (2000-2004), the authors conducted annual cross-sectional, random-sample student surveys at 32 US institutions of higher education (N = 15,875) and constructed multilevel models to examine the association between individual- and campus-level participation in campus activities and harmful drinking outcomes. RESULTS: At the individual level, community volunteerism was protective against harmful drinking outcomes. In contrast to past research, campus-level volunteerism was not significantly associated with the outcome measures. At both the individual and campus levels, participation in a religious organization was protective. Greek membership and varsity athletic participation were risk factors at the individual level. CONCLUSIONS: Results did not corroborate previous findings and revealed mixed results for other measures of participation at the campus level. The influence of social capital on college alcohol consumption deserves further attention.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.3200/jach.58.1.15-25

Cites

29 of 29 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

We couldn’t retrieve this paper’s full text, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

  • Theall et al. (2009) found fraternity/sorority participation increased likelihood of heavy episodic drinking (OR = 1.99).

    “The same year, Theall et al. (2009) found fraternity/sorority participation increased likelihood of heavy episodic drinking (OR = 1.99); the next closest category was participation in varsity athletics, which also increased likelihood (OR = 1.31).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Theall et al. (2009)

  • Theall et al. (2009) found fraternity/sorority participation increased likelihood of dependence (OR = 1.90).

    “Theall et al. (2009), using longitudinal data from randomly sampled students (n = 15,875) at 32 institutions, found fraternity/sorority participation also increased likelihood of dependence, but at a slightly higher rate (OR = 1.90); the next closest category was participation in varsity athletics (OR = 1.17).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Theall et al. (2009)

  • Theall et al. (2009) found fraternity/sorority participation led to higher odds of drinking 10+ times past month (OR = 1.88) as well as being drunk 3+ times in past month (OR = 1.60).

    “Theall et al. (2009), using longitudinal data from randomly sampled students at multiple institutions, found fraternity/sorority participation led to higher odds of drinking 10+ times past month (OR = 1.88) as well as being drunk 3+ times in past month (OR = 1.60).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Theall et al. (2009)

  • The same odds ratios for fraternity/sorority participation were higher in every category than for varsity athletics.

    “The same odds ratios for fraternity/sorority participation were higher in every category.”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Theall et al. (2009)

  • Fraternity/sorority membership increased likelihood of drinking 10+ times in the past month (OR = 1.88), while participation in varsity athletics decreased likelihood (OR = 0.83).

    “For example, Theall et al. (2009) found fraternity/sorority membership increased likelihood of drinking 10+ times in the past month (OR = 1.88) while participation in varsity athletics decreased likelihood (OR = 0.83).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Theall et al. (2009)

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Related

Authors
Theall, K. P., DeJong, W., Scribner, R., Mason, K., Schneider, S. K., & Simonsen, N.
Affiliations
  • Louisiana State University (US)
  • Boston University (US)
  • Education Development Center (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of American College Health
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2009-07
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
15-25
ISSN
  • 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
  • 0744-8481
  • 1940-3208
DOI
10.3200/jach.58.1.15-25
OpenAlex
W2018771661
Cited by
40
References
29
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
FWCI
3.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Louisiana State University
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1k01sh000002-01)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA012471, R01 AA 12471, R01AA013749, R01AA014679)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
Keywords
social capital, university students, hazardous drinking, alcohol-related harm, campus activities, Greek life, varsity athletics, protective factors, risk factors
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Cross-Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Female, Health Education, Health Status, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Psychometrics, Self-Assessment, United States, Universities, Models, Educational, Young Adult

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review