title: Drinking Motives and Alcohol Use Behaviors among African American College Students: The Mediating Role of Protective Behavioral Strategies.
abstract: Drinking motives are robust predictors of alcohol use behaviors among college students. However, less is known about the link between drinking motives and alcohol use behaviors among African American college students. This study explored the associations between drinking motives and alcohol use behaviors in a sample of 215 African American college students. The study also assessed whether protective behavioral strategies mediated the associations between drinking motives and alcohol use behaviors. A direct relationship emerged between enhancement motives and alcohol consumption, harmful drinking and alcohol-related negative consequences. Protective behavioral strategies mediated each of these relationships. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a University of Southern Mississippi , Hattiesburg , Mississippi.
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Madson
authors.forename: Margo C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Villarosa
authors.forename: Kayla D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Moorer
authors.forename: Virgil
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zeigler-Hill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: African American college students; alcohol use; drinking motives; protective strategies