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Discriminating Among Levels of College Student Drinking Through an Eriksonian Theoretical Framework
Author(s) -
Lewis Todd F.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1874.2006.tb00016.x
Subject(s) - identity (music) , psychology , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , developmental psychology , period (music) , social psychology , mathematics education , acoustics , physics
Identity development is a critical period that extends into adulthood. Based on E. H. Erikson's (1968) theory, this study explored how identity statuses best separate heavy‐ from light‐drinking college students. Exploring identity status can assist students in making healthier behavior choices.