My B.A.C. is higher than my G.P.A.: Alcohol expectancies and college student consumption

Abstract

Students state that they drink for a variety of reasons and these reasons appear to change
throughout the course of their time at the university. In this research thesis the researcher set
out to find if there was link between the expectancies for alcohol consumption and the
number of drinks that a student would drink based off of certain characteristics (i.e. class
standing, gender, negative consequences). Literature is presented that highlights studies used
in exploring alcohol expectancies as well as factors that affect alcohol knowledge/behavior.
Molar Behavior Theory and Schlossberg's Transitional Theory were used which created the
foundation for the research questions. An electronic survey with 76-items with 7 themes
provided the research data that was used for One-way ANOVA tests, which showed no
significance in these themes. The only research that showed significance is which regard to
the relationship between gender and alcohol consumption. These results are discussed within
the conclusions.

Date of Award	2012
Original language	American English
Awarding Institution	Eastern Illinois University
Supervisor	Daniel Nadler (Supervisor)