The Effect of Types of Postsecondary Education on Drinking
Does Age of Enrollment Matter?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15705491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kara Thompson (0000-0002-7441-0761, Dalhousie University, corresponding author), Tim Stockwell (0000-0002-5696-6803, University of Victoria), Bonnie J Leadbeater (0000-0003-0236-6658, University of Victoria), Bonnie Leadbeater (University of Victoria), Jacqueline Homel (University of Victoria) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 154-165 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Emerging Adulthood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2167-6968 • E-ISSN: 2167-6984 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2167696814561999 |
| PMID | 27308184 |
| OpenAlex | W2059230195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
Using longitudinal data from early adolescence through young adulthood, this study examined the association between different types of postsecondary education (PSE), age of enrollment in PSE, and the trajectory of alcohol use for Canadian young adults ( N = 521). Trajectories of alcohol use were compared across young adults at 2-year colleges, 4-year universities, transfer programs (started at a 2-year college and transferred to a 4-year university), and terminal high school graduates. While initial findings revealed significant differences in the drinking trajectories of 2-year college students and 4-year university students, all differences were accounted for by variability in the age of enrollment. Overall, there were few differences in heavy drinking across types of institutions, but younger students increased their alcohol use more than older students following enrollment. However, young adults who do not attend PSE may be at greatest risk for heavy drinking over time
Developmental psychology · Higher education · Longitudinal study · Postsecondary education · Young adult · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Youth Development and Social Support · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance · Gerontology
Smoking, drinking, and drug use in young adulthood
The College and Noncollege Experience
Epidemiology of alcohol and other drug use among American college students.
A developmental perspective on alcohol use and heavy drinking during adolescence and the transition to young adulthood.
Peer influences on college drinking
Increases in Alcohol and Marijuana Use During the Transition Out of High School Into Emerging Adulthood
When can categorical variables be treated as continuous? A comparison of robust continuous and categorical SEM estimation methods under suboptimal conditions.
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Substance use in the US college-age population
Adolescents’ internalizing and aggressive behaviors and perceptions of parents’ psychological control
Heavy Drinking on Canadian Campuses
Better Late Than Never? Delayed Enrollment in the High School to College Transition
Men's and Women's Pathways to Adulthood and Their Adolescent Precursors
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |