Annotated Citation Week 3

Murphy, J. G., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., & Barnett, N. P. (2005). Drink and be merry? gender, life satisfaction, and alcohol consumption among college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 184-191.

This study focuses heavily on the correlation between alcohol consumption and Life Satisfaction in male and female college students. Both male and female college students with alcohol related problems reported to have less life satisfaction. However, the study concluded that male college students who drink moderately have higher life satisfaction, more than those who abstain from drinking or drink heavily. The study also suggests that the negative impact of drinking is associated more with females; the social benefits for males seem to outweigh the drawbacks. This may explain why college males drink more than college females.

I found this study to be relevant and necessary for my research proposal. It displays differences in male and female alcohol consumption and suggests reasons for the differences. For males, I feel as though alcohol helps reduce anxiety in social situations.

Eklund, J. M., & Klinteberg, B., (2005). Personality characteristics as risk indications of alcohol use and violent behavior in male and female adolescents. Journal of Individual Differences, 26, 63-73.

McCarthy, D. M., Tomlinson, K. L., Anderson, K. G., Marlatt, G. A., & Brown, S. A. (2005). Relapse in alcohol- and drug-disordered adolescents with comorbid psychopathology: Changes in psychiatric symptoms. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 28-34.