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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Apr;33(4):538-51.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.11.002. Epub 2007 Nov 17.

An application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to sorority alcohol consumption

Karen Huchting  1 , Andrew Lac, Joseph W LaBrie
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Randomized Controlled Trial

An application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to sorority alcohol consumption

Karen Huchting et al. Addict Behav. 2008 Apr.

Abstract

Greek-affiliated college students have been found to drink more heavily and frequently than other students. With female student drinking on the rise over the past decade, sorority women may be at particular risk for heavy consumption patterns. The current study is the first to apply the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to examine drinking patterns among a sorority-only sample. Two-hundred and forty-seven sorority members completed questionnaires measuring TPB variables of attitudes, norms, perceived behavioral control, and intentions, with drinking behaviors measured one month later. Latent structural equation modeling examined the pathways of the TPB model. Intentions to drink mediated the relationship between attitudes and norms on drinking behavior. Subjective norms predicted intentions to drink more than attitudes or perceived behavioral control. Perceived behavioral control did not predict intentions but did predict drinking behaviors. Interpretation and suggestions from these findings are discussed.

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Confirmatory factor model on the Theory of Planned Behavior with a sample of undergraduate sorority members.
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Predictive (hypothesized) model of Theory of Planned Behavior to predict alcohol consumption in sorority members.
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