Table 2.

Predictors of drinking while abroad

	Step 1			Step 2
	Estimate	SE	P	Estimate	SE	p-value
Demographic factors
Age	−0.02	0.01	0.021
Sex1	0.40	0.05	<0.001
Ethnicity (White vs. Asian)2	−0.20	0.07	0.007
Ethnicity (White vs. other)2	−0.26	0.06	<0.001
Greek status3	0.13	0.04	0.003
Student factors
GPA	−0.11	0.03	<0.001
Spending money	0.03	0.01	0.005
Study abroad before4	0.01	0.01	0.915
Major (Cultural studies/language vs. Business)5	0.20	0.06	0.001
Major (Cultural studies/language vs. Liberal Arts)5	0.11	0.05	0.048
Major (Cultural studies/language vs. Science)5	−0.01	0.07	0.976
Study abroad site factors
English primary language6	−0.02	0.01	0.70
European country vs. non-European7	0.32	0.07	<0.001
Location (urban vs. suburban)8	0.06	0.07	0.461
Location (urban vs. rural)8	−0.37	0.13	0.013
Program (university program vs. third party)9	−0.13	0.11	0.297
Program (university program vs. direct exchange)9	−0.14	0.08	0.097
Residence (host family vs. residence hall)10	0.09	0.08	0.301
Residence (host family vs. apartment w/ roommates)	0.30	0.08	0.004
Residence (host family vs. other)10	0.42	0.13	0.011
Predeparture drinking				0.04	0.00	<0.001
Personality factors
Experience seeking				−0.01	0.03	0.786
Boredom susceptibility				0.01	0.03	0.817
Thrill and adventure seeking				−0.01	0.02	0.950
Disinhibition				0.13	0.03	<0.001
Goals
Cross cultural competence				−0.03	0.04	0.431
Subject interest and competence				0.04	0.03	0.088
Social gathering				0.05	0.02	0.019
Constant	2.87	0.32	<0.001	1.47	0.35	<0.001

Note for dichotomous variables:

¹male = 1, female = 0;

²White is the reference group (coded 0);

³Greek affiliated = 1, non-Greek affiliated = 0;

⁴No = 0, Yes = 1;

⁵Cultural studies/language is the reference group (coded 0);

⁶Primary language of host country English = 1, Non-English = 0;

⁷European host country = 1; non-Europe = 0;

⁸urban is the reference group (coded 0);

⁹university program is the reference group (coded 0);

¹⁰host family is the reference group (coded 0)