Date of Award

1-1-2017

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Department

Counseling Psychology

First Advisor

Ruth (Chu-Lien) Chao, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Jesse Owen

Third Advisor

Kathy Green

Fourth Advisor

Lavita Nadkarni

Keywords

Alcohol consumption, Coping styles, Perceived social support, Perceived stress

Abstract

The intention of this study was to better understand how certain aspects in a college student's life (i.e., perceived stress, styles of coping, and social support) or how combinations of these variables may contribute to higher levels of alcohol consumption. The present study examined the relationship between perceived stress, functional coping strategies, dysfunctional coping strategies, and perceived social support using Lazarus and Folkman's model of stress, appraisal, and coping. A sample of (N = 201) University of Denver undergraduate students between the ages of 18-25 complete measures of perceived stress, coping strategies, perceived social support, and alcohol use. Results of a hierarchical regression analysis indicated that utilization of functional coping strategies is a statistically significant predictor of lower levels of alcohol consumption. To date, there have been few studies examining the relationships between perceived stress, functional coping strategies, dysfunctional coping strategies, and perceived social support on alcohol consumption in college students. As such this dissertation provides implications for future research and academic training.

Publication Statement

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Provenance

Received from ProQuest

Rights holder

Jesse Wynn

File size

146 p.

File format

application/pdf

Language

en

Discipline

Counseling Psychology

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