Tension reduction is one of the three areas of reasoning for drinking identified by the Reason for Drinking Scale (Cronin, 1997).

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The Reason for Drinking Scale (Cronin, 1997) classifies college students' reasons for drinking into three areas: mood enhancement, tension reduction, and social camaraderie.

Reasons for Drinking Among College Students

When college students consume alcohol to suppress negative affective mood or enhance positive mood.

Mood Enhancement

In a study on college students, for both men and women social camaraderie was the most reported reason for drinking. Therefore, social reasons such as parties, gatherings, and more are a big influence on why college students drink the amount that they do. Social motives are high predictor of alcohol consumption.

Social Camaraderie

Tension Reduction as a Drinking Motive

Cronin C. Reasons for drinking versus outcome expectancies in the prediction of college student drinking. Subst. Use Misuse. 1997;32:1287–1311. doi: 10.3109/10826089709039379.

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