TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Patterns and importance of self-other differences in college drinking norms
JO  - Psychology of addictive behaviors
A1  - Carey, Kate B.
A1  - Borsari, Brian
A1  - Carey, Michael P.
A1  - Maisto, Stephen A.
SP  - 385
EP  - 393
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - College students overestimate other students' drinking behavior (descriptive norms) and attitudes (injunctive norms). This study explored the effects of demographics, norm type, and reference group on the magnitude of self- other differences (SODs). Participants (N = 1,611; 64% women) completed surveys assessing demographics, drinking patterns, and perceived norms. A subset of 122 students provided consumption data 1 month later to test predictors of changes in drinking. Overall, women and non-Greeks (Greek = member of fraternity or sorority) reported larger SODs for both norm types compared with men and Greeks. Heavier drinkers reported smaller SODs. Gender x Reference Group interactions revealed that women had larger SODs for reference groups increasingly distal to them; for men, the largest SODs occur for close friends versus more distal groups. Larger SODs for descriptive norms predicted increases in drinking, consistent with social norms theory.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0893-164X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0893-164X.20.4.385
ID  - ref1
ER  -