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. 2000 Dec;90(12):1936-9.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.12.1936.

Giving means receiving: the protective effect of social capital on binge drinking on college campuses

E R Weitzman  1 , I Kawachi
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Giving means receiving: the protective effect of social capital on binge drinking on college campuses

E R Weitzman et al. Am J Public Health. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: We tested whether higher levels of social capital on college campuses protected against individual risks of binge drinking.

Methods: We used a nationally representative survey of 17,592 young people enrolled at 140 4-year colleges. Social capital was operationalized as individuals' average time committed to volunteering in the past month aggregated to the campus level.

Results: In multivariate analyses controlling for individual volunteering, sociodemographics, and several college characteristics, individuals from campuses with higher-than-average levels of social capital had a 26% lower individual risk for binge drinking (P < .001) than their peers at other schools.

Conclusions: Social capital may play an important role in preventing binge drinking in the college setting.

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