title: The Disparity between Social Drinking Motives and Social Outcomes: A New Perspective on College Student Drinking.
abstract: Students report drinking for social reasons, yet the social benefits of alcohol use are less understood. Associations between social drinking motives, drinking behaviors, and college friendships were examined via in-person interviews with 72 college freshmen from a large Midwestern University. Social drinking motives were significantly associated with drinking behaviors; however, drinking behaviors were not associated with the number of new casual or close friends students made at college. Consistent with previous research, social motives predicted drinking behaviors; however drinking behaviors were unrelated to friendship outcomes. Drinking prevention campaigns might incorporate these findings in an effort to alter college freshmen's social alcohol expectancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Allison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: B Bradford
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
authors.forename: Megan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moreno
keywords: adolescent development; alcohol; freshmen; friendships; motives