Alcohol Attitudes and Beliefs Related to Actual Alcohol Experience in a Fifth-Grade Cohort.

McDermott, Robert J.; Clarke-Alexander, Barbara J.; Westhoff, Wayne W.; Eaton, Danice K.

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ERIC Number: EJ600444

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Publication Date: 1999

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Alcohol Attitudes and Beliefs Related to Actual Alcohol Experience in a Fifth-Grade Cohort.

McDermott, Robert J.; Clarke-Alexander, Barbara J.; Westhoff, Wayne W.; Eaton, Danice K.

Journal of School Health, v69 n9 p356-61 Nov 1999

Assessed lifetime and recent alcohol use among fifth graders, examining students' attitudes and beliefs concerning alcohol. Surveys of 813 students indicated that 48.9 percent had ever tried alcohol, and 17.9 percent had consumed alcohol in the past 30 days. Significant differences in alcohol-related attitudes and beliefs were found according to current drinking status, gender, and race/ethnicity. (SM)

Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Health Behavior, Intermediate Grades, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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