Citation

Smith MA, Berger JB. J. Coll. Stud. Dev. 2010; 51(1): 35-49.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American College Personnel Association)

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore college women's high-risk alcohol use and related consequences. This study employed a qualitative approach to understand and provide visibility for a gender-related perspective on college women alcohol experiences and related outcomes, Data were collected from interviews with 10 undergraduate females at a large research university in the northeastern United States. The results of the data analysis generated four major themes, which include a conceptual model, the relational ritual reinforcement (R-3), for understanding the recurring high-risk alcohol use and related negative consequences among some university women.