Poor convergence: College students’ definitions and free-poured volumes of standard alcohol servings
ORCID
Carolynn S. Kohn: 0000-0002-2156-4898
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Drug Education: Substance Abuse Research and Prevention
Department
Psychology
ISSN
0047-2379
Volume
47
Issue
1--2
DOI
10.1177/0047237917744329
First Page
36
Last Page
50
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Abstract
We examined the correspondence between college students’ (N = 192, 71% women) definitions of free-pours and their free-poured volumes of beer, wine, and liquor. Participants’ mean beer definitions and free-pours were positively correlated; participants’ mean wine and liquor definitions were larger than their free-pours, which were fairly accurate. Contrary to what the aggregate mean values indicated, fewer than half of the participants accurately free-poured a standard volume of beer, wine, or liquor (37.4%, 35.1%, and 22.2%, respectively) or provided an accurate definition of beer (45.8%); similar to the aggregate data, few participants provided accurate definitions of standard serving of wine (12.2%) or liquor (12.8%) Instead, a majority of participants’ definitions and free-pours were well over or under a standard serving. For all three types of alcohol, there was little correspondence between each individual participant’s definitions and his or her free-poured volumes. These data suggest analyses of individual data points may provide information important for data collection, prevention, and intervention strategies.
Recommended Citation
Kohn, C. S.,
Schultz, N. R.,
Bettencourt, K.,
&
Dunn Carlton, H.
(2017).
Poor convergence: College students’ definitions and free-poured volumes of standard alcohol servings.
Journal of Drug Education: Substance Abuse Research and Prevention, 47(1--2), 36–50.
DOI: 10.1177/0047237917744329
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cop-facarticles/603
