The relationship of perceptions of alcohol promotion and peer drinking norms to alcohol problems reported by college students.

Four-hundred three randomly selected college students were interviewed using a modified version of the Core Survey (Presley, Meilman, & Lyerla, 1994) to assess alcohol consumption and its related problems. Path analysis supported the viability of two models. When controlling for individual characteristics, perceptions of peer drinking predicted alcohol use, which predicted alcohol problems.