Should They Stay or Should They Go: Greek Housing on Campus as Substance Use Prevention?
| Autor: | Sandy Gibson, Holly C. Matto, Alyssa Keul |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Gerontology
Medical education Health (social science) business.industry education Rehabilitation Housing report Fraternity Alcohol and drug 030508 substance abuse humanities Excessive alcohol use Substance use prevention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business human activities geographic locations |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 17:307-325 |
| ISSN: | 1533-2578 1533-256X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1533256x.2016.1249574 |
| Popis: | Greek life on college campuses offers many student benefits, including leadership skills and career networking, but is also associated with risk factors such as excessive alcohol use. This cross-sectional study compares hazardous alcohol and drug use, and use of protective behavioral strategies among non-Greek and Greek-affiliated students at 2 universities and differences among students at a university that offers on-campus Greek housing and a college with off-campus Greek housing. Findings reveal that Greek-affiliated students report more alcohol use, and no difference in drug use or in protective behavioral strategies, than non-Greek students. Among Greek students, those living in on-campus Greek housing report significantly lower alcohol use than students residing in off-campus Greek housing. Regardless of Greek status, students at the college with off-campus Greek housing are significantly more likely to use alcohol and marijuana in a fraternity or sorority house than students at the university with ... |
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