Date of Last Revision
2023-05-02 23:38:59
Major
Nursing
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2017
Abstract
College students are a population with a high prevalence of risky consumption of alcohol and nursing students, specifically, are no exception. Yet few studies have been done on the use of alcohol in the student-nurse population. Since nursing education and practice are highly stressful, unhealthy coping strategies, such as risky alcohol consumption, are sadly common and seriously detrimental.
This paper explores the self-reported consumption of alcohol in undergraduate nursing students as related to peer, familial, and social influences. Based on the Biopsychosocial Model, many different factors contribute to alcohol use. Using anonymous online survey methodology and convenience sampling, data about self-reported alcohol use, family factors, and social factors is collected from undergraduate nursing students. Data is measured using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT); the CAGE Questionnaire; the Measure of Parental Style (MOPS) tool; and the Peer Pressure Inventory. Pearson correlation coefficients are used to determine bivariate relationships.
Research Sponsor
Christine Graor
First Reader
Karen Morgan
Second Reader
Karen Fitzgerald
Recommended Citation
Crooks, Darren C. and Gillota, Kathleen A., "The Relationship between Alcohol Use and Familial and Social Influence in College Nursing Students" (2017). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 446.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/446
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