Document Type
Article - pre-print
Publication Date
9-2010
Abstract
Previous research has shown that social norms are among the strongest predictors of college student drinking. Among college students, perceiving that “others” drink heavier relative to themselves has been strongly and consistently associated with heavier drinking. Research has also shown that the more specifically “others” are defined, the stronger the association with one’s own drinking. The present research evaluated whether group identification as defined by feeling closer to specific groups moderates the associations between perceived drinking norms in the group and one’s own drinking. Participants included 3752 (61% Female) students who completed online assessments of their perceived drinking norms for four groups of students on their campus as well as identification with each group and participants’ own drinking behavior. Results indicated that greater identification with same-sex students, same-race students, and same-Greek-status students were associated with stronger relationships between perceived drinking norms in the specific groups and own drinking.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Neighbors, C., LaBrie, J. W., Hummer, J. F., Lewis, M. A., Lee, C. M., Desai, S., … Larimer, M. E. (2010). Group Identification as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Perceived Social Norms and Alcohol Consumption. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 24(3), 522–528. http://doi.org/10.1037/a0019944
Publisher Statement
This is an author-manuscript of an article accepted for publication in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors: Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors following peer review. The version of record Neighbors, C., LaBrie, J. W., Hummer, J. F., Lewis, M. A., Lee, C. M., Desai, S., … Larimer, M. E. (2010). Group Identification as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Perceived Social Norms and Alcohol Consumption. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 24(3), 522–528 is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1037/a0019944.
