The Interactive Effects of Low Self-Control and Commitment to School on Substance Abuse among College Students

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 327-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Tibbetts ◽  
Joshua N. Whittimore
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Predicting Factors ◽  
Independent Effects ◽  
Low Self Control

This study examined the combined influence of two predicting factors—low self-control and commitment to schooling—that research has shown have independent effects on substance abuse. In a sample of 598 college students, this study tested the interactive effects of these factors while controlling for other established predictors of binge drinking and drug use. Analysis showed that participants who had both low self-control and low schooling commitment had significantly higher scores on substance abuse than would be expected from the independent influences of the component factors, which suggests that the combined effects of these predictors on substance abuse have a greater influence than their direct influences.

Unstructured Socializing with Peers, Low Self-Control, and Substance Use

2020 ◽  
pp. 0306624X2096793
Author(s):  
Anna Leimberg ◽  
Peter S. Lehmann
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Hard Drug ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
Unstructured Socializing

Research consistently finds that unstructured socializing with peers and low self-control are both positively associated with substance use among adolescents. However, largely absent from the literature is a consideration of whether unstructured socializing with peers and low self-control have differential and interactive effects when predicting usage of different classifications of drugs. The current study addresses these issues using data collected on a statewide sample of middle school and high school students who participated in the 2017 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. Results indicate that (1) unstructured socializing with peers is a stronger predictor of soft drug use than low self-control, (2) low self-control is a stronger predictor of hard drug use than unstructured socializing with peers, and (3) the effect of unstructured socializing on both soft and hard drug use is diminished among adolescents who are lower in self-control.

Conditional Covariation of Binge Drinking with Predictors of College Students' Cheating

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 735-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Bichler ◽  
Stephen G. Tibbetts
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Survey Sample ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Binge Drinkers ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
Differential Relations

Recent research has identified a variety of significant predictors of academic dishonesty, but virtually no studies have examined the conditional relation of binge drinking and students' cheating. Using a survey sample of 289 college students, this study tested the mediating relations of binge drinking with the correlation of independent variables—including opportunity, strain, and self-control—on self-reported academic dishonesty. Low self-control had a stronger correlation with students' cheating behaviors for those who were heavy binge drinkers (β ! –.52) than for students who were nonbingers (β = –.38). Differential relations were found for other key variables, namely, opportunity and strain, at varying severities of binge drinking.

Moral Reasoning and Consistency of Belief and Behavior: Decisions about Substance Abuse

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia M. Abide ◽  
Herbert C. Richards ◽  
Shula G. Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Defining Issues Test ◽  
Personal Choice ◽  
Moral Thinking ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Harmful Substances ◽  
And Behavior

In view of implications of Kohlberg's theory of moral development, two hypotheses were considered in two independent studies: a) individuals who consider the use of potentially harmful substances to be morally wrong will be less likely to use such substances than peers who view such activities as a personal choice; and b) compared to those who are less mature, more mature moral reasoners display more consistency between their expressed beliefs about the morality of drug use and their reports of actual drug use. Two samples of college students, 29 men and 59 women in Study 1 and 46 men and 100 women in Study 2, served as participants. All completed questionnaires about their use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs and their beliefs about the morality of using these substances. Participants in Study 2 also responded to the Defining Issues Test (DIT) to assess their level of moral thinking. Results from Study 1 supported hypothesis (a). Findings from Study 2 supported hypotheses (a) and (b).

Digital Deviance: Low Self-Control and Opportunity as Explanations of Sexting Among College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradford W. Reyns ◽  
Billy Henson ◽  
Bonnie S. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Low Self Control

Does Low Self-Control Predict Fictitious Drug Use and Untruthfulness?

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan C. Meldrum ◽  
Alex R. Piquero ◽  
Jim Clark
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Low Self Control

The Influence of Childhood Maltreatment and Self-Control on Dating Violence: A Comparison of College Students in the United States and South Korea

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela R. Gover ◽  
Wesley G. Jennings ◽  
Elizabeth A. Tomsich ◽  
MiRang Park ◽  
Callie Marie Rennison
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Physical Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Low Self Control

Various aspects of social learning and self-control theories have been applied to partner violence among multiple samples in the United States, but these theoretical approaches have been less commonly studied cross-culturally. Consequently, childhood maltreatment and low self-control have been identified as risk factors for various outcomes in primarily American samples. This study examined the relationships between childhood maltreatment, low self-control, and dating violence among college students in South Korea and the United States. Findings indicated that experiencing childhood maltreatment and having low self-control were key predictors of perpetration and victimization for both psychological and physical relationship violence. Witnessing interparental violence during childhood was less consistently predictive of one’s involvement in a violent dating relationship. Implications for theory and policy are discussed.

Prevalence and Risk of Drugging Victimization Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew T. Schramm ◽  
Suzanne C. Swan ◽  
Mary N. Lambdin ◽  
Bonnie S. Fisher ◽  
Ann L. Coker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Minority College Students

Drugging (i.e., administering someone a drug or alcohol without their knowledge or consent) is a problem with substantial consequences for college students. Although sexual minorities face greater rates of drugging risk factors (e.g., greater rates of binge drinking have been identified among sexual minorities), no prior study has examined the prevalence or risk of drugging in this population. We sought to (1) describe rates at which heterosexual and sexual minority college students (separated by gender) have been drugged and to assess (2) sexual minority status and (3) illicit drug use as risk factors for drugging victimization for male and female college students. Results revealed that, controlling for established drugging victimization risk factors, male sexual minority college students were 72.9% more likely to report drugging victimization than heterosexual males. No significant differences in rates of drugging victimization were found between sexual minority and heterosexual women. However, both genders had greater drugging victimization among students who engaged in illicit drug use, binge drinking, and Greek life membership. These findings suggest that initiatives to promote the well-being of college students (e.g., sexual assault prevention) should include drugging as a focus, with outreach particularly to women and sexual minority men.

SPORTS FAN BINGE DRINKING: AN EXAMINATION USING LOW SELF-CONTROL AND PEER ASSOCIATION

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Higgins ◽  
Richard Tewksbury ◽  
Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Peer Association ◽  
Low Self Control ◽  
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