College Women's Gender Identity and Their Drinking Choices.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Likis‐Werle, Elizabeth, ; Borders, L. DiAnne
- Source
- Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling; Apr2017, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p16-32, 17p
- Subject
- Women college students
Gender identity
Binge drinking
Health counseling
Gender differences (Psychology)
- Language
- ISSN
- 10553835
Because college women's drinking rates now rival men's rates, the authors interviewed college women to ascertain how gender identity affected their drinking choices. Interpretative phenomenological analysis indicated that high-risk drinkers viewed their gender identity differently than did low-risk drinkers. Counseling implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]