ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Initiation of Alcohol Use in First Year College Students
- Gabrielle Lynch
UCF - Angelina Leary
University of Central Florida - Emily Burr
University of Central Florida - Michael Dunn
University of Central Florida
Abstract
Alcohol use contributes to widespread harms in college students in the United States. In a United States public university sample, academic involvement was negatively associated with alcohol initiation and peer drinking was positively associated with alcohol initiation. Social facilitation expectancies mediated the effect of social anxiety on alcohol initiation.
Substance Use and Abuse
