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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychol. 2009 May;143(3):228–244. doi: 10.3200/JRLP.143.3.228-244

TABLE 1.

Descriptives for the Study Variables

Type of residence

Residence-hall style House style


Variable M SD M SD Range
High school drinking behaviors
  Alcohol use 1.59 1.22 0.96 1.07 0–4
  Frequency of drinking games participation 1.12 1.41 0.43 0.96 0–4
College drinking behaviors
  Hazardous alcohol use 6.08 4.30 3.75 4.94 0–4
  Frequency of drinking games participation 1.36 1.43 0.70 1.10 0–4
Perceived campus norms regarding alcohol use and availability
  College sponsors social events that involve alcohol for those 21+ 3.31 1.01 3.07 1.01 1–4
  College has a tradition of holding social events that involve alcohol 2.92 0.99 2.55 1.00 1–4
  Alcohol is easily accessible on campus to students regardless of age 3.26 0.81 2.91 0.86 1–4
Perceived house norms regarding alcohol use
  People I live with approve of alcohol use 3.55 0.66 3.01 0.86 1–4
  People I live with would feel uncomfortable if they found out I have alcohol in my room 1.40 0.71 1.76 0.83 1–4
  I feel comfortable drinking alcohol around the people I live with 3.27 1.05 2.88 1.06 1–4
  I think the people I live with drink too much 2.11 1.04 1.80 0.91 1–4
  My house/dorm at college sponsors school social events that involve the use of alcohol for students 21+ 3.64 0.66 2.63 1.14 1–4
  My house/dorm at college has a tradition of holding social events that involve the use of alcohol 3.43 0.83 2.36 1.08 1–4
Perceived peer norms regarding alcohol use
  My closest friends in college approve of getting drunk 3.21 0.92 2.59 1.06 1–4
  Number of close friends who drink alcohol 2.76 0.97 2.18 1.11 0–4
  Perceived peer approval of alcohol use 3.20 0.89 2.85 0.97 0–4
Cognitions about alcohol use and its effects
  College parties are fun only if there is alcohol involved 2.07 1.00 1.82 0.98 1–4
  Positive expectancy outcomes 2.71 0.52 2.51 0.59 1–4
  Negative expectancy outcomes 2.40 0.55 2.42 0.60 1–4
  Positive expectancy valuations 3.37 0.65 3.29 0.87 1–5
  Negative expectancy valuations 1.93 0.56 1.79 0.56 1–5