Citation

Ghee AC, Johnson CS. J. Drug Educ. 2008; 38(1): 71-83.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-6511, USA. ghee@xavier.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18592808

Abstract

This study investigated the roles of emotional intelligence and perceived alcohol peer norms in relation to alcohol use. Two hundred and forty-two undergraduates completed the Campus Survey of Alcohol and Other Drug Norms (Core Institute, 1997) and the Emotional Intelligence Scale (Schutte, Malouff, Hall, Haggerty, & Cooper, 1998). Contrary to emerging research findings, emotional intelligence (EI) was not directly associated with the study's alcohol-use variables. However, the moderating role of EI was supported in the relationship between perceived alcohol peer norms and students' alcohol use. Among college students with lower EI, there was a significantly stronger association between these variables, compared to students with higher EI.

Language: en