Exploratory factor analysis of adolescent attitudes toward alcohol and risk

Atwo year study of 302 students from two high schools in Indiana on their attitudes toward alcohol use indicated their rationality in assessing alcohol-related risk factors. Student responses were influenced by their inclination, fear of after effects and perceived control of the ills of alcohol-induced behavior. Their inclination toward alcohol was affected more by their changing perceptions of alcohol-related behavior, and to a lesser extent by their views on the risk factors involved in alcohol abuse.