Determinants of alcohol intoxication and social responsibility for DUI-risk at university parties

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dc.contributor.authorGlindemann, Kent E.en
dc.contributor.committeechairGeller, E. Scotten
dc.contributor.committeememberCrawford, Helen J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJones, Russell T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPrestrude, Albert M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberStephens, Robert S.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:13:13Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:13:13Zen
dc.date.issued1995-11-05en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-06en
dc.description.abstractAlcohol abuse among youth and young adults and accompanying undesirable behaviors (e.g., physical aggressiveness, vandalism, date rape, DUI) is a significant public health problem. This field research examined various intervention techniques for reducing excessive alcohol consumption in party settings. Prior to four fraternity parties, students' drinking intentions, lifestyles, and person characteristics (i.e., self-esteem, optimism, personal control, group cohesion, sensation seeking) were measured. Before and after the fraternity parties, students' blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was objectively assessed with a breathalyzer. During the fraternity parties, students' participation in various intervention techniques was systematically observed. The impact of the intervention process for reducing the risk of DUI was assessed with both within-subject and between-subject comparisons. That is, two fraternities and two sororities participated in two successive parties, one with the intervention process and the other as a control (with a balanced AB vs. BA format). It was hypothesized that the intervention techniques would reduce excessive alcohol consumption and DUI risk from comparisons within the same fraternity / sorority and between two different fraternities/sororities. It was also hypothesized that students' behavioral intentions to consume alcohol would predict their subsequent drinking behavior at a party. The intervention phase of the research was not successful in reducing overall intoxication rates at the fraternity parties studied. Students' intentions to consume alcohol, however, was a significant predictor of intoxication rates, accounting for 28 percent of the variance of exit BAC across all parties. Implications of this research for the design of future interventions aimed at curtailing the excessive use of alcohol among young adults are discussed.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 194 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06062008-162441en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-162441/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38189en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1995.G556.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35110003en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectDUIen
dc.subjectalcoholen
dc.subjectintoxicationen
dc.subjectresponsibilityen
dc.subjectBACen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1995.G556en
dc.titleDeterminants of alcohol intoxication and social responsibility for DUI-risk at university partiesen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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