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Caroline P

How Does Alcohol Advertising Influence Underage Drinking? The Role of Desirability, Ide... - 1 views

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    Austin, Enca Weintraub, Meng-Jin Chen, and Joel W. Grube. "How Does Alcohol Advertising Influence Underage Drinking? The Role of Desirability, Identification, and Skepticism." jahonline.org. Journal of Adolescent Health. 30 aug. 2005. Wed. 16 Nov. 2010. This article discusses how media can be persuasive towards young adults. Media for alcohol can led to the wrong idea for theses teens. Media effects teens beliefs of alcohol by making drinking look desired. Teens are also more likely to copy their favorite or a cool character who is drinking alcohol. Media does affect the decision making process for children and teens.
Caroline P

Harmful Consequences of Alcohol Use on the Brains of Children, Adolescents, and College... - 2 views

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    American Medical Association. "Harmful Consequences of Alcohol Use on the Brains of Children, Adolescents, and College Students." American Medical Association. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article by the American Medical Association talks about how television exposure has harmful effects on children and adolescents, when it comes to underage drinking. The exposure of young children, adolescents, and college students to television that had alcohol in it increases the chances of underage drinking. The damaging effects on the brains of alcohol on this age groups brains can be permanent. Television ads make drinking alcohol seem like the normal thing to do so they think its okay to do. These alcohol companies have mascots, other characters, and even slogans geared toward people who are underage.
Claire B

The Effect of Alcohol Consumption by College Students on their Study Habits - 2 views

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    Pheifer, Todd. "The Effect of Alcohol Consumption by College Students on their Study Habits ." Helium.com. DMCA, n.d. Web. 21 Nov. 2010 This article explains what happens to a student's study habits when they drink. It discusses how although a student usually isn't drinking while doing their school work, the hangovers that occur after drinking cause alot of the problems. It also touches about the effects alcohol has on a college student's health, for example drinking causes weight gain. The final topic the article discusses is how alcohol creates a major distraction and causes students to focus less on school.
Caroline P

Early Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol and its Relationship to Underage Drinking - 1 views

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    Collins, Rebecca L. Ph.D., ect al. "Early Adolescent Exposure to Alcohol and its Relationship to Underage Drinking." jahonline.org. Journal od Adolescent Health. 13 Apr. 2007. Web. 16 Nov 2010. This is an article about a a study done on exposure to alcohol and its effects on teens. It is linked to many dangers including drunk driving, sexually transmitted diseases, suicide, and disabilities. With the amount of advertisements for alcohol through television, magazines, radio, and many others teens are being influenced to drink.
Caroline P

Happy Hours and Other Alcohol Discounts in Cafés: Prevalence and Effects on U... - 3 views

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    van Hoof, Jons, Marleke van Noodenburg, and Menno de Jong. "Happy Hours and Other Alcohol Discounts in Cafés: Prevalence and Effects on Underage Adolescents." Journal of Public Health Policy. Vol 29 Issue 3 (2008): p 340-352, 13p, 3. EbscoHost. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article talks about adolescents attitude and behavior towards the marketing of alcohol. Instead of marketing through television its in everyday life. When alcohol discounts are viewed adolescents are more likely to drink and drink a lot more.
Claire B

Collegiate Alcohol Consumption and Academic Performance - 1 views

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    Singleton Jr., Royce. "Collegiate Alcohol Consumption and Academic Performance." Journal of Studies on Alcohol (2007): n. pag. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article explains the correlation between drinking habits and study habits. It talks about how binge drinking is becoming a more common occurance on college campuses and that the outcomes of such drinking are not good. The article provides several statistics from research conducted that shows us the negative correlation between drinking and studying.
Claire B

College Drinking-Changing the Culture - 1 views

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    The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). "College Drinking-Changing the Culture." College Drinking Prevention.gov. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 11 July. 2007. Web. 15 Nov. 2010 This article explains the damaging effects alcohol has on a person's liver, heart, stomach, and brain. It talks about how drinking heavily over the years causes irreversible damage to these vital organs. This article breaks the body down and specifically covers each organ that is affected by heavy alcohol use.
Claire B

Environmental Correlates of Underage Alcohol Use and Related Problems of College Students - 1 views

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    Wechsler, Henry, Meichun Kuo. "Environmental Correlates of Underage Alcohol Use and Related Problems of College Students." America Journal of Preventive Medicine 19.1 (2000): 24-29. OhioLink. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. This article explains the immediate and longterm effects underage drinking has upon our youth. It tells how underage students drink less often but consume more drinks per occasion. The article also explains how underage drinkers usually don't have to pay as much for drinks and therefore are able to consume more.
Claire B

A Comparison of Social Cognitive and Psychosocial Predictors of Alcohol Use by College ... - 1 views

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    Kuther, Tara L., Alexandra Timoshin. "A Comparison of Social Cognitive and Psychosocial Predictors of Alcohol Use by College Students." Journal of College Student Development 44.2 (2003): 143-154. OhioLink. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. This article explains the amount of college students who drink alcohol and the effects it has upon them. It talks about what college students think the positive and negatives of drinking are.Their attitudes towards alcohol are examined and outcomes of continuous drinking are revealed.
Claire B

Facts On Tap - 2 views

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    Pheonix House."Facts On Tap." factsontap.org. MetLife Foundation, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2010 This article provides a number of "sobering statistics" that show the negative outcomes of drinking. Drinking myths and peer pressure are both explained and discussed. The amount of money a college students spends on alcohol is also shown. This is an informational and awareness website for college students and their parents.
Claire B

Study Habits and Levels of Alcohol Use Among College Students - 1 views

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    Powell, Lisa, Jenny Williams, and Henry Wechsler. "Study Habits and Levels of Alcohol Use Among College Students." alcoholpolicymd.com. impacTEEN, Feb 2002. Web. 21 Nov. 2010 This article examines the negative effects alcohol has on college student's study habits. It provides numerous graphs representing the date collected and explains all of the results found. This article explains that alcohol really affects a student's likelihood to skip and class and fall behind in school. This article also takes a look at a student's likelihood to drink based on campus involvement, race, and parental drinking habits.
Claire B

The Positive and Negative Health Effects of Alcohol-and the Public Health Implications - 1 views

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    Gronbaek, M. "The Positive and Negative Health Effects of Alcohol-and the Public Health Implications." Journal of Internal Medicine 265 (2009): 407-420. EBSCO. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. This article explains the effects alcohol has on a person's health, both the positive and the negative. It discusses the negatives alcohol has on the body and mind but also the positives it can have on the heart. When discussing alcohol usually only the negative side is discussed, this article gives a different viewpoint of the topic.
Claire B

The Effects of Heavy Episodic Alcohol Use on Student Engagement, Academic Performance, ... - 5 views

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    Porter, Stephen R., John Pryor. " The Effects of Heavy Episodic Alcohol Use on Student Engagement, Academic Performance, Time Use." Journal of College Student Development 48.4 ( 2007): 455-467. OhioLink. Web. 5 Nov. 2010. This article is about alcohol and the effects it has on college students. It talks about how alcohol causes cognitive impairment, students to miss class, and also not do their work. The article also talks about the correlation between the activities a student is involved in and the amount of alcohol a student consumes.
Claire B

The Neurocognitive Effects of Alcohol on Adolescents and College Students - 2 views

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    Zeigler, Donald W., Claire C. Wang. "The Neurocognitive Effects of Alcohol on Adolescents and College Students." Journal of Preventive Medicine 40 (2005): 23-32. OhioLink. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. This article is about the cognitive effects high-risk drinking has on college students. It explains how underage alcohol use is connected to brain damage and neurocognitive deficits, with implications for learning and intellectual development.
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