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The Role of Drinking Beliefs to Explain Ethnic Variation in Drinking Practices Among U.S. College Students

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: This study, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, examines psychosocial mediators to explain discrepancies in past-30-day drinking between African American and White college student drinkers in the United States. Between 2008 and 2010, 5,845 college drinkers completed an online survey about their alcohol use. Using latent variable structural equations modeling, we investigated the relationships between ethnicity, drinking beliefs, and students' past 30-day alcohol use. Drinking beliefs-i.e., positive expectancies, perceived norms, and disapproval of alcohol use-fully mediated the relationship between ethnicity and drinking behaviors. Study limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

Source: Substance Use & Misuse

DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.821659

Authors: Tamar M. J. Antin, Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Mallie J. Paschall, Miesha Marzell, Robynn Battle

Institution: Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism