Does Alcohol Abuse in a Family Influence Attitudes Towards

Education on the College-Aged Child?

Samuel D. Bates
Research Chair:
Dr. Amy Reckdenwald
11 April 2014
Abstract
Several researchers have examined how drinking can impact a students grade
point average (GPA). This will be covered in depth in the literature review section.
In the American culture, college is associated with alcohol and other
experimentation. High school and college students drink and party. Social learning
theory says that it is a learned behavior. People may either drink, or not drink
based on the positive and negative sanctions they witnessed their older siblings and
parents receive. This research will examine if the sanctions the child witnesses can
impact their academic performance once they enter college. This is a quantitative
study using a convenience sample of college students at a university.
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