The Roles of Perceived Stress, Coping Styles, and Perceived Social Support on the Alcohol Consumption Among American College Students

<p>The intention of this study was to better understand how certain aspects in a college student's life (i.e., perceived stress, styles of coping, and social support) or how combinations of these variables may contribute to higher levels of alcohol consumption. The present study examined the relationship between perceived stress, functional coping strategies, dysfunctional coping strategies, and perceived social support using Lazarus and Folkman's model of stress, appraisal, and coping. A sample of (<em>N</em> = 201) University of Denver undergraduate students between the ages of 18-25 complete measures of perceived stress, coping strategies, perceived social support, and alcohol use. Results of a hierarchical regression analysis indicated that utilization of functional coping strategies is a statistically significant predictor of lower levels of alcohol consumption. To date, there have been few studies examining the relationships between perceived stress, functional coping strategies, dysfunctional coping strategies, and perceived social support on alcohol consumption in college students. As such this dissertation provides implications for future research and academic training.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Wynn, Jesse

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ruth (Chu-Lien) Chao, Ph.D.
• Jesse Owen
• Kathy Green
• Lavita Nadkarni

• Alcohol consumption
• Coping styles
• Perceived social support
• Perceived stress
• Counseling Psychology
• Medicine and Health Sciences
• Mental and Social Health
• Substance Abuse and Addiction

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1340

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2340