TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Social anxiety among young adult drinkers: the role of perceived norms and drinking motives
JO  - Journal of drug education
A1  - Linden, Ashley N.
A1  - Lau-Barraco, Cathy
A1  - Braitman, Abby L.
SP  - 293
EP  - 313
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
N2  - The aim of the study was to examine the separate and combined influence of perceived norms, negative reinforcement drinking motives, and social anxiety on alcohol outcomes. Participants (N = 250) completed measures of injunctive norms, social anxiety, drinking motives, alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems. Data collection occurred in 2010. When examined separately, motives emerged as a stronger predictor of alcohol outcomes over norms. When tested jointly, findings suggest that for drinkers higher in social anxiety, normative perceptions are relevant and to such a degree that norms actually supersede their motivation to drink to conform. Implications and limitations are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0047-2379
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -