AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF LOGAN R. HAZEN III for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in COLLEGE STUDENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION presented on 4-28-80 Title: ALCOHOL USE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES AMONG FRESHMAN WOMEN

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of alco-hol on freshman women during the critical transition into college. Specifically, the study focused on differences in knowledge of alcohol facts and attitudes toward use of alcohol among freshman women prior to college. Further, the study focused on changes in use of alcohol, knowledge of alcohol facts, and attitude toward use of alcohol among freshman women during their initial term of college. To provide back-ground, demographic characteristics based on level of alcohol use were compiled. The subjects in this study were 132 entering freshman women attend-ing Oregon State University in fall 1979. The data used in testing the hypotheses under investigation were collected during summer 1979 and during the first weeks of winter term 1980. Alcohol use and alcohol use group classification were determined by a Quantity-Frequency instru-ment. The Student Alcohol Questionnaire measured the subjects ' know