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Previous research has found peer norms and social motives to be important factors in substance use in the college population, but these studies provide little insight into how such factors might differ across users depending on the types of substance used or even co-used. The current study examined the potential for peer norms to act as a moderator of the relation between social motives and substance use between students who use alcohol only and those who use more than one substance. A sample of college students (N=257) who reported drinking in the past year completed a survey assessing relevant constructs. Results indicated that (a) social motives did not differentially predict use across categories of users, although polydrug users endorsed more social motives for alcohol use than their alcohol only peers, (b) social motives did differ in relation to different types of substance use among students who used the greatest number of substances, and (c) social norms did not moderate the relationship between social motives and use, though they were significantly correlated with substance use. These results have important implications for future directions of research as well as the development of effective substance use interventions. |
