This proposal outlines two studies intended to examine """"""""causal"""""""" factors for alcohol use among college students. However, it is unlikely that the proposed research will accomplish this as much of it is correlational in nature. Study 1 involves examining the prospective relationship between emotional distress and alcohol use. Data for this study come from the first four waves of an ongoing prospective study on parental alcoholism and alcohol use in young adults (conducted by the sponsor, Dr. Kenneth Sher). The data are to be analyzed in two phases. Phase 1 intends to use SEM to model the distress-alcohol use relationship while Phase 2 intends reanalyze the data, using hierarchical multiple regression to examine """"""""putative moderators"""""""" of the distress- alcohol use relationship. Study 2 is a cross-sectional study examining the emotional distress and alcohol use as a function of ethnicity. This """"""""to be collected"""""""" data will also be analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows (F33)
Project #
1F33GM017937-01A1
Application #
2523015
Study Section
Behavioral Medicine Study Section (BEM)
Project Start
1998-03-24
Project End
Budget Start
1998-01-01
Budget End
1998-12-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1997
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Missouri-Columbia
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
112205955
City
Columbia
State
MO
Country
United States
Zip Code
65211