Background While mental health among collegiate athletes is receiving increased attention,
research on factors surrounding collegiate athletes' decision to seek mental health services …

This review examines the evidence for longitudinal predictors of substance use and abuse
in emerging adulthood. Nationally representative data from the 2007 National Survey on …

Many college students drink heavily and experience myriad associated negative
consequences. This review suggests that a developmental perspective can facilitate a better …

Importance The prevalence of underage alcohol use has been studied extensively, but
binge drinking among youth in the United States is not yet well understood. In particular …

Background: The age at which most young people are in higher education is also the age of
peak onset for mental and substance use disorders, with these having their first onset before …

This article presents an initial randomized controlled trial of an event-specific prevention
intervention. Participants included 295 college students (41.69% male, 58.31% female) who …

Consuming a large amount of alcohol in a single sitting poses acute risks (eg, impaired
driving, injury, memory blackouts, alcohol poisoning) and long-term risks (eg, alterations to …

College represents a period of risk for heavy drinking and experiencing unwanted
consequences associated with drinking. Previous research has identified specific events …

Most evidence on the motives-alcohol use link has come from cross-sectional research
using retrospective assessments. It remains also to be demonstrated whether motives …

This exploratory study examined the extent to which emerging adult college students report
engaging in behaviors now because they feel they will lose those opportunities later in life …