Graduate Program
College Student Affairs
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
2012
Thesis Director
Dan Nadler
Thesis Committee Member
Lou Hencken
Thesis Committee Member
Heather Webb
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.
Recommended Citation
Roa, Erica Nicole, "My B.A.C. is higher than my G.P.A.: Alcohol expectancies and college student consumption" (2012). Masters Theses. 792.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/792
