Abstract
The purpose of this research was to assess university students' perceptions of the severity of binge drinking. To assess university students' perceptions, a survey questionnaire was used. The survey looked at reported binge drinking behaviors by sampled college students and how serious they perceived consequences of binge drinking. A total of 270 students at Minnesota State University, Mankato participated in the research regarding binge drinking during spring semester 2014. The mean age was 19.8 years old, with a majority (70%) being freshmen and sophomores. Around 60% of females reported binge drinking within the last two-weeks of taking the survey, while around 50% of males reported binge drinking. There were no statistically significant differences in binge drinking based on the participants' age, gender, year in school, race or if they were a member of an organization on campus. A majority of participants (95.2%) reported that they believed `causing another persons' death' to be very serious, while experiencing a hangover was perceived as not serious to slightly serious by most participants (77.8%).
Advisor
Amy Hedman
Committee Member
Judith Luebke
Committee Member
Dawn Larsen
Date of Degree
2014
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Health Science
College
Allied Health and Nursing
Recommended Citation
Stone, L. E. (2014). University Students' Perceptions Of The Severity Of Binge Drinking [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/318/
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