Timothy Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) co-published an article on "" in the journal Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Undergraduates with higher levels of social anxiety may be motivated to participate in high-risk drinking events (e.g., playing drinking games [DG] as a way to "fit in" or facilitate socialization with peers), putting them at an elevated risk of experiencing alcohol-related negative consequences. This study sough to test associations between social anxiety symptoms, DG behaviors and consequences, and DG-specific motives among a large, multisite sample of undergraduates.
