Author ORCID Identifier
Clinkinbeard - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-2877
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-13-2013
Publication Title
Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice
Volume
9
Issue
1
First Page
24
Last Page
44
Abstract
The present study draws on Ajzen's (1985, 1991) theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explore the relationships between students' intentions to drink responsibly, students' perceptions of control over their behavior, and their reported levels of drinking. We relied on a randomly selected and surveyed sample of 149 students at a Midwestern university. We hypothesized students who reported stronger intentions and greater perceived control would report reduced levels of drinking. Our findings indicated that respondents who intended to drink responsibly and scored higher on two measures of perceptions of control consumed less alcohol 10 days prior to the survey and binged less frequently in the past month. The findings further support the TPB and provide implications for prevention and control strategies.
Recommended Citation
Rhodes, T.N., & Clinkinbeard, S.S. (2013). College Students and Binge Drinking: Exploring the Relationship between Control and Intention on Behavior [Electronic Version]. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 9(1), 24-44.
Comments
Per the publisher this is for educational and non-commercial uses only.