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Published: 12.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The Effects of Stress, Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, Gender, Coping Styles, and ', 1.
  • Essays 'The Effects of Stress, Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, Gender, Coping Styles, and ', 2.
  • Essays 'The Effects of Stress, Alcohol Outcome Expectancies, Gender, Coping Styles, and ', 3.
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Abstract
One large component of American popular culture today is alcohol. A common stereotype for the effects of alcohol is that as a drug it acts as a stress antagonist. This theory was introduced by Conger (1956) as the Tension Reduction Hypothesis (TRW). It states that alcohol's sedative action on the central nervous system serves to reduce tension, and because tension reduction is reinforcing, people drink to escape it (Marlatt & Rehsenow, 1980). Why do we drink, when do we drink, and how much do we drink? This research will determine the correlation between total weekly co…

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