Drinking motives, behaviour and problems among black South African university students
SOURCE: African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, STUDENTS (COLLEGE), SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2673
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9227
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9227
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
TITLE AUTHOR(S): K.Peltzer
KEYWORDS: ADOLESCENTS, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, STUDENTS (COLLEGE), SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DEPARTMENT: Public Health, Societies and Belonging (HSC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 2673
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/9227
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9227
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Abstract
This study investigated the drinking motives, behaviour and problems among first-entering university students in South Africa. The most predominant drinking motive was social, followed by enhancement and coping. Social and enhancement drinking motives were predictors for current alcohol use, heavy drinking and risky drinking, while coping drinking motives were predictors for drinking problems. Intervention programmes may address coping motives with problem drinkers and social and enhancement motives with male current and risky drinkers and social motives in female drinkers.-
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