New study alert!

Dr. Lui, post-bac researcher Shalanda Berkley, and external collaborator, Dr. Byron Zamboanga, published a new study in the Journal of Counseling Psychology! This is one of few studies that examines individual difference factors in drinking beliefs and sociocultural factors related to acculturation to understand college students’ risks for alcohol consumption and drinking-related problems. Believing that drinking is an important college experience and being less tied to ones’ ethnic heritage culture pose risks for alcohol use among both Asian and Euro American undergraduate students. The findings indicate promise in targeting individual beliefs about alcohol use and promoting ethnic affiliations/pride as ways to prevent hazardous drinking among college students. The study can be read here. Consistent with open science practices, other study materials including a free preprint also can be accessed here.