College students' sense of belonging and alcohol use amidst COVID-19: Evidence from a 21-day daily diary study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Alcohol use, combined with the heightened mental health crisis among college students highlighted during the pandemic, remains a significant public health concern. We examine (1) how college students' daily assessed sense of belonging with their institution, a key protective factor for better collegiate mental health, is associated with same-day alcohol-use behaviors (2) and how the associations are moderated by key sociodemographic characteristics relevant to this population (women, minoritized students, first-generation [FG], and students identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer [LGBTQ]) amidst COVID-19.

Method

We used mixed models using data from a 21-day daily diary study of college students (N = 2,012) in Spring 2021.

Results

Results

SUBMITTER: Gopalan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614200 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature