Attitudes Toward Seeking Treatment Among Alcohol‐Using College Students

Abstract

Past research indicates that many college students engage in heavy drinking and that these drinking patterns oftentimes lead to alcohol‐related problems. The current study contributes to the literature on college drinking by investigating treatment‐seeking attitudes among students in relation to their alcohol education background, alcohol environment, alcohol consumption, and perceived and actual drinking problems. A total of 878 students from five New York State colleges were randomly selected through the use of complete student telephone directories provided by students' respective college administrations for a telephone interview. The results revealed that alcohol education increases students' positive attitudes toward treatment, which may help them to reduce their heavy drinking and alcohol problems.

• Treatment seeking
• Alcohol problems
• College students