The Effects of Drinking on College Grades

Paper Summary:

The paper offers a look at the research available on college drinking and goes on to propose a study with the hypothesis that as college drinking rises, grades deteriorate. The paper's study aims to show the relationship between these two variables through the correlation of data on alcohol consumption with data on scholastic achievement. The methodology to be used in this study is also described.

Outline:
Introduction
Method
Proposed Analyses
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Although some research has been used to define the mechanisms that take place during the college experience, scientific resources have only been dedicated to analyzing rationale that leads to the drinking in the first place. However, these results have not shown the damage done by the behavioral patterns, and have left a significant gap that needs to be explored to provide scientific rigor to prevention and remedy strategies. One such study addresses the nature of peer relationships and what causality they have on college drinking. Here, researchers not only attempted to depict what they surmised as the causes of this behavior, but reported that similar research has yielded questionable results."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Allen, J.P., et al. (1997). A Review of Research on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Issue 21, Pages 613-619.
• Borsari, Brian., & Carey, Kate, B. (2006). How the Quality of Peer Relationship Influences College Alcohol Use. Drug & Alcohol Review. Vol. 25, Issue 4, Pages 361-370. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2006-12312-011&site=ehost-live
• Ford, Jason., & Jasinski, Jana L. (2006). Sexual Orientation and Substance Use Among College Students. Addictive Behaviors. Vol. 31, Issue 3, Pages 404-443. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2006-02895-004&site=ehost-live
• McCabe, Sean Estaban., et al. (2006). Comparing Web and Mail Responses in a Mixed Mode Survey in College Alcohol Use Research. Addictive Behaviors. Vol. 31, Issue 9, Pages 1619-1627. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2006-10309-010&site=ehost-live
• Saunders, J.B., et al. (1993). Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collaborative Project on Early Detection with Harmful Alcohol Consumption. Addiction. Issue 88, Pages 791-804.

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