Titre :
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Giving means receiving : The protective effect of social capital on binge drinking on college campuses. (2000)
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Auteurs :
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Elissa-R WEITZMAN ;
Ichiro Kawachi ;
Department of Health and Social Behavior. Center for Society and Health. Harvard School of Public Health. Boston. MA. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 90, n° 12, 2000)
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Pagination :
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1936-1939
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Prévention santé
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Homme
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Relation sociale
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Boisson alcoolisée
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Consommation
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Université
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Adolescent
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Jeune adulte
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Bénévolat
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Participation
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 22JR0xCd. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We tested whether higher levels of social capital on college campuses protected against individual risks of binge drinking. Methods. We used a nationally representative survey of 17 592 young peopleenrolled at 140 4-year colleges. Social capital was operationalized as individuals'average time committed to volunteering in the past month aggregated to the campus level. Results. In multivariate analyses controlling for individual volunteering, sociodemographics, and several college characteristics, individuals from campuses with higher-than-average levels of social capital had a 26% lower individual risk for binge drinking (P<. than their peers at other schools. conclusions. social capital may play an important role in preventing binge drinking the college setting.>
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