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Behavioral risks during the transition from high school to college.
- Source :
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Developmental psychology [Dev Psychol] 2008 Sep; Vol. 44 (5), pp. 1497-504. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The transition from high school to college is an important developmental milestone that holds the potential for personal growth and behavioral change. A cohort of 2,245 students was recruited during the summer before they matriculated into college and completed Internet-based surveys about their participation in a variety of behavioral risks during the last 3 months of high school and throughout the 1st year of college. Alcohol use, marijuana use, and sex with multiple partners increased during the transition from high school to college, whereas driving after drinking, aggression, and property crimes decreased. Those from rural high schools and those who elected to live in private dormitories in college were at highest risk for heavy drinking and driving after drinking.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aggression psychology
Alcohol Drinking psychology
Alcoholic Intoxication epidemiology
Alcoholic Intoxication psychology
Automobile Driving
Crime psychology
Crime statistics & numerical data
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Illicit Drugs
Male
Marijuana Abuse psychology
Students statistics & numerical data
Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders psychology
Texas
Unsafe Sex
Alcohol Drinking epidemiology
Individuation
Marijuana Abuse epidemiology
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Social Environment
Students psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0012-1649
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Developmental psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18793080
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012614