title: Protective Behavioral Strategies, Social Norms, and Alcohol-Related Outcomes.
abstract: The present study examined the unique contributions of protective behavioral strategies and social norms in predicting alcohol-related outcomes. Participants were 363 students from a large public university in the Midwest who reported at least one binge-drinking episode (5+/4+ drinks for men/women in one sitting) in the past 30 days. Data were collected 1/2010-3/2011. We used SEM to test models where protective behavioral strategies (PBS) and social norms were predictors of both alcohol use and alcohol-related problems, after controlling for the effects of gender. Both PBS and descriptive norms had relationships with alcohol use. PBS also had a relationship with alcohol-related problems. Overall, the findings suggest that PBS and social norms have unique associations with distinct alcohol-related outcomes.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Brooke J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Arterberry
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Ashley E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cadigan
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis.
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Murphy
keywords: Alcohol; Protective Behavioral Strategies; Social Norms