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July 24, 2026Substance Use & Misuse

Personality Traits, Learned Beliefs, and Alcohol-Related Behaviors Among Chinese University Students: The Mediating Role of Alcohol Expectancies and Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy

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JLJiawei Liu谭谭子尤

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Cross-sectional survey explores personality traits and beliefs affecting alcohol behaviors in students, suggesting targeted prevention strategies.

Key Points

  • This study aims to understand how personality traits and learned beliefs influence alcohol-related behaviors among university students in China.
  • Cross-sectional survey conducted among N=800 university students in China.
  • Estimated separate path models for various alcohol expectancy dimensions.
  • Analyzed relationships between sensitivity to reward/punishment and alcohol behaviors.
  • Reward sensitivity positively associated with all expectancy dimensions; punishment sensitivity linked to arousal and aggression expectancies.
  • Lower refusal confidence correlated with increased drinking frequency, higher-risk drinking, and reduced self-protective behaviors.
  • Peer alcohol use and exposure to peer drinking on social media positively associated with drinking outcomes.

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Liu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a630020395161722cd15312https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2026.2704616
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