Alcohol abuse among female college students

Within the past six years, there have been three major studies that have addressed the issue of the significance of researching differences between drinking patterns of male and female college students (Chomak & Collins, 1987; Temple, 1987; Schnur & MacDonald, 1988). There has been little research done with the area of female drinking behavior and the authors of these major studies have indicated a need for further research in this area