College Students Might Drink Less If They Knew Peers' True Habits

Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 23:14 in Psychology & Sociology

Blame it on peer pressure. When college students think that other undergrads drink a lot of alcohol, they drink more themselves. However, a new systematic review suggests that when college students learn they are mistaken about the actual normal drinking habits of their peers, they sometimes imbibe less often.

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