TY - JOUR
T1 - Does Ethnicity Moderate the Link Between Drinking Norms and Binge Drinking in College Students?
AU - McCabe, Brian E.
AU - Lee, Debbiesiu L.
AU - Viray, Terilyn
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding This research received funding from the Center of Excellence for Health Disparities Research: El Centro, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities grant P60MD002266 (Victoria B. Mitrani, PI). The opinions, findings, and conclusions presented/reported in this article/presentation are those of the author(s), and are in no way meant to represent the corporate opinions, views, or policies of the American College Health Association (ACHA) or the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/6/15
Y1 - 2019/6/15
N2 - Normative beliefs about typical student behavior are related to student drinking, but ethnic minority students may not view themselves as “typical” and may not match drinking behavior to perceptions of typical behavior. Data were from 18,748 US students in the Fall 2014 National College Health Assessment. Students self-reported ethnicity: White, not Hispanic (63%), Asian/Pacific Islander (12%), Hispanic/Latino (11%), Black/African American (8%), Native American/Alaska Native (3%), or Biracial/Other (4%). Students self-reported binge drinking (5+ standard drinks) in the last 2 weeks, and estimated peak %BAC was calculated. Controlling for age, gender, and fraternity/sorority membership, Hispanic/Latino and Black/African American ethnicity moderated the norms binge drinking and estimated %BAC relationships for and students. Prevention and intervention efforts, such as personalized normative feedback, that use drinking norms should be modified for students from ethnic minority groups. Specifically, norms from students with greater perceived similarity—not “typical” students—should be used in prevention interventions.
AB - Normative beliefs about typical student behavior are related to student drinking, but ethnic minority students may not view themselves as “typical” and may not match drinking behavior to perceptions of typical behavior. Data were from 18,748 US students in the Fall 2014 National College Health Assessment. Students self-reported ethnicity: White, not Hispanic (63%), Asian/Pacific Islander (12%), Hispanic/Latino (11%), Black/African American (8%), Native American/Alaska Native (3%), or Biracial/Other (4%). Students self-reported binge drinking (5+ standard drinks) in the last 2 weeks, and estimated peak %BAC was calculated. Controlling for age, gender, and fraternity/sorority membership, Hispanic/Latino and Black/African American ethnicity moderated the norms binge drinking and estimated %BAC relationships for and students. Prevention and intervention efforts, such as personalized normative feedback, that use drinking norms should be modified for students from ethnic minority groups. Specifically, norms from students with greater perceived similarity—not “typical” students—should be used in prevention interventions.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Binge drinking
KW - College
KW - Ethnicity
KW - Norms
KW - Young adult
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U2 - 10.1007/s11469-018-0036-0
DO - 10.1007/s11469-018-0036-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062596283
VL - 17
SP - 493
EP - 501
JO - International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
JF - International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
SN - 1557-1874
IS - 3
ER -