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The strategies employed by students for the purpose of coping needs to be examined. McCormack (1996) did a study that was virtually identical to a study done in 1990 so that it could be used to explore how student attitudes towards drinking are changing. The subjects completed a questionnaire that was "designed to obtain information about student demographic characteristics, and attitudes about student alcohol use." (McCormack, 1996). The subjects indicated in which social situations they felt it was acceptable for a student to use alcohol. It was found that 57% of students in the 1994 study advocated drinking to relax, which is an increase of only 1% from the 1990 study. The dramatic increase of 23% to 36% was found in the percentage of students advocating drinking when under stress. In the 1994 study more men were found to advocate drinking to relax (63%) and drinking under stress (41%) than women (46% and 26% respectively). McCormack (1996) suggests that "the problem drinking among college men . . . is related to an inability to cope with stressful situations."
Please find below links to other sites which you may find interesting.
National Alcohol Screening Day
Why Do College Students Drink?