Needs and Norms: Testing the Effects of Negative Interpersonal Interactions, the Need to Belong, and Perceived Norms on Alcohol Consumption.

CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that unmet belongingness needs motivate students to regulate drinking behavior to be in accordance with what they perceive as most approved of by their peers. That is, students may not drink solely to reduce negative affect but to fit in and gain approval. PMID: 31250799 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - Category: Addiction Tags: J Stud Alcohol Drugs Source Type: research