An exploratory study of bar and nightclub expectancies.

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OBJECTIVE: The authors identified the principal components of bar and nightclub expectancy in college students and the associations between these factors and the risk behavior of night-clubbing. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 4,384 undergraduates enrolled at a large, public university participated. METHODS: In the first phase (July-September 2007), the authors collected preliminary data from a convenience sample. In the second phase (March 2008), the authors collected data from a separate probability sample. RESULTS: A principal components analysis revealed 4 reliable and distinct expectancy factors. Regression analyses revealed that after adjusting for the effects of alcohol and demographic variables, expectancies explained a significant proportion of variance in bar/nightclub attendance. Different expectancy profiles distinguished high-frequency nightclubbers from the most common bar attendance practice and nonmonogamous nightclubbers from monogamous nightclubbers. CONCLUSIONS: From a developmental perspective, nightclubbing appears to assist young adults with establishing and maintaining social networks, romantic and sexual relationships, and collegiate acculturation.

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Author/s: Reingle, Jennifer (J); Thombs, Dennis L (DL); Weiler, Robert M (RM); Dodd, Virginia J (VJ); O'Mara, Ryan (R); Pokorny, Steven B (SB);

Affiliation: The Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. jreingle1(-atsign-)ufl.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of American college health : J of ACH (J Am Coll Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2009 May-Jun; vol 57 (issue 6) : pp 629-37

Dates: Created 2009/05/12; Completed 2009/06/30;

PMID: 19433401, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/30/2009, IMS Date: 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00)

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