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Readiness to Change, Social Norms, and Alcohol Involvement Among College Students
β Scribed by Todd F. Lewis
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1055-3835
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β¦ Synopsis
The author explored the impact that readiness to change variables have on dimensions of alcohol involvement and how the explanatory power of the variables compares with social norms among college students. Canonical analysis suggested that alcohol intensity and drinking consequences were best explained by the norms for closest friends and contemplation about one's drinking.
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