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Correlates of Temperate and Intemperate Attitudes Toward Alcohol Use
Author(s) -
Carter Jo A.,
Denson Dan R.,
Randow Holley
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1985.tb04070.x
Subject(s) - temperate climate , alcohol , psychology , social psychology , alcohol education , developmental psychology , environmental health , medicine , nursing , chemistry , biology , ecology , biochemistry
The relationship between alcohol attitudes and the personality variables of locus of control and authoritarianism was investigated for a sample of 791 high school students. Authoritarianism was negatively related to indiscriminate attitudes and positively related to responsible attitudes toward alcohol use for both males and females. The locus of control dimension correlated with alcohol attitudes for females only. The findings provide information useful in the identification of adolescents at risk for problematic drinking.