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Showing 1 to 20 of 431 for “"Alcohol consumption"”.
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Spirituality and alcohol consumption in a general population
… the relationship between spirituality and alcohol consumption in a general population because spirituality is important when it comes to the treatment and continued recovery from addiction. In order to measure spirituality, we used three psychometrically tested measures; The Intrinsic …
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Catalase : a possible marker for human alcohol consumption
… that catalase activity may be a predictor of alcohol intake in animals and in humans. The hypothesis that blood catalase may represent a biological marker for human alcohol intake was tested. An initial study was first designed to rule out the possibility that catalase activity is induced as a …
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Alcohol consumption, wantedness, and support of pregnant adolescents
… relationships between pregnant teens' use of alcohol before and during pregnancy and several personal and social variables, including the wantedness of the pregnancy, support of the pregnancy by significant others, pregnant teens' reasons for drinking, the context of their drinking, and the …
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide regulates excessive alcohol consumption
Alcoholism results from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. However, the neurobiological mechanisms mediating the propensity to consume excessive amounts of alcohol are still not well understood. Using genetically selected alcohol-preferring rats, a well-established animal …
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNIVERSITY STUDENT FACEBOOK USAGE AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.
… social networking site Facebook influenced their alcohol consumption. In particular, the relationship between students' alcohol use and exposure to alcohol-related content through various features or activities on Facebook was examined. An additional focus was to identify whether certain variables …
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The effect of stress on female collegiate athletes' alcohol consumption
… student athletes experience with the amount of alcohol they consume at the collegiate level. It was hypothesized that the more stress a student athlete experiences the more likely she is to consume alcohol. Thirty-five female student athletes from the east coast of the United States filled out …
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Social norms: actual versus perceived alcohol consumption of college freshmen
… the relationship between the actual frequency of alcohol consumption of college freshmen (n = 84) and the students residential status. The participants consisted of fifty-six resident students and twenty-eight commuter students. The frequency of alcohol consumption by students in general as …
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Negotiating the social consequences of stopping or reducing alcohol consumption
There are compelling health reasons to limit alcohol consumption, but this consumption is ingrained in Australian culture, playing an important role in the rituals of many social occasions. This can make reducing or stopping alcohol consumption challenging, as one risks rejecting, not just a drink, …
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Exploring methods to enable responsible alcohol consumption in social environments
With the recent rise in alcohol related incidents and deaths in the United States we have seen new technologies and tools to try to reduce the number of these occurrences. Apps such as Uber are only a click away from being able to pick up an intoxicated person at a party and there is research being …
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Alcohol Consumption and Other Related Factors in Military Veterans Attending College
… the anxiety of college adjustment. Problematic alcohol use may be one of these coping mechanisms. Previous studies in the general population have found positive correlations between alcohol use, anxiety and poor social support; however, the literature remains sparse with regard to the potential …
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The effect of alcohol strength on alcohol consumption: a pilot study
Background: Excessive alcohol consumption can impair health, lead to intentional and non-intentional harm to the self and others and incurs a large financial burden on society. Effective interventions are required to reduce alcohol consumption and its associated harms at the population level. …
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The correlates and consequences of alcohol consumption in elderly social drinkers
… focused on the correlates and consequences of alcohol consumption in elderly social drinkers. The research examined the effects of moderate levels of alcohol consumption on cognitive and psychological functioning. Specifically, this study examined the applicability of the continuity and …
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A behavior analysis of alcohol consumption and impairment at university parties
… conducted to examine situational determinants of alcohol consumption at university fraternity parties. Certain manipulated variables were relevant to the development of environmental strategies for predicting and decreasing excessive alcohol consumption and deterring alcohol impaired driving. When …
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The relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and cognitive functioning in Zambian population
… The nature of the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and cognitive functioning has attracted a considerable amount of attention overtime. However, the pattern of the relationship remains uncertain. Some studies have reported a beneficial relationship between moderate alcohol …
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Perceptions of Sex, Virginity, and Consent: Considering Gender, Sexuality, and Alcohol Consumption
The present studies investigated current perceptions of what acts constitute a loss of virginity (study 1) and are considered sex (study 2) for each partner in heterosexual and same-sex interactions as well as how these perceptions might change with varying levels of consent (study 3). Participants …
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The effects of exercise on alcohol consumption and depression in DUI probationers
… placed by the court system in the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP). Due to their high risk level, the subjects were placed in treatment programs. An exercise program was incorporated in a VASAP treatment program to investigate the reduction in alcohol drinking frequency and …
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