Fluctuation in the sense of belongingness during college moderates within-person associations between perceived injunctive norms and subsequent drinking.
Clayton NeighborsMary M TomkinsLorra GareyMelissa L GasserNisha H QuraishiKristen P LindgrenPublished in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2021)
Perceiving others as more approving of drinking corresponds to increased drinking only when personal levels of belongingness are at or below average. Elevated feelings of belongingness may buffer social influences on drinking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).