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Byron L. Zamboanga Data-verified
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58 h-index
304 pubs
13,469 cited
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Byron L. Zamboanga is a Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville whose research focuses on adolescent and young adult substance use, particularly alcohol consumption. His work has investigated drinking game participation, the effectiveness of protective behavioral strategies, and the motives behind such behaviors among university students. Zamboanga has also examined the mental health risks and substance use patterns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among college students, exploring personal identity as a resource during this period.
His scholarship includes a significant body of work with an h-index of 58 and over 13,000 citations across more than 300 publications. He has served as Principal Investigator on a $75,000 grant from the NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study protective behavioral strategies in risky drinking contexts. Zamboanga collaborates with multiple researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Lindsay S. Ham and Kayla Ford.
His research also extends to cultural identity, with a focus on family systems approaches for immigrant Latinx families. This broader interest in identity and its role in well-being is reflected in his publications on personal identity as a resource for college students.
Metrics
- h-index: 58
- Publications: 304
- Citations: 13,469
Selected Publications
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Pressure to Acculturate Amplifies Coping-Depression Associations With Alcohol Consequences in Hispanic/Latino College Students. (2026)
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Alcohol use severity and intragroup marginalization among Hispanic emerging adult college students: Examining the moderating roles of ethnic identity and nativity status (2025)
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Presenting the Evading Responsibility Following Alcohol-Related Harms as Strategy for Emotion Regulation (ERASER) Model (2025)
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“Drink like a man!” masculine drinking norms, alcohol protective behavioral strategies, and severity of hazardous alcohol use among college men. (2025)
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Pregaming in the digital age: drinking before joining a virtual social event with friends or family among university students (2025)
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Cultural values and practices in alcohol and other drug use among immigrant youth: A systematic review (2025)
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The Structural Validity of the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale-Short Form Among College Students Who Drink Alcohol (2025)
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The party’s not over: Living situation, perceived party norms, and drinking games behavior among college students during the pandemic (COVID-19) (2024)
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Motives to play drinking games and their unique associations with drinking game behaviors and consequences in a national sample of university students in the United States (2024)
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A replication and extension of the factor structure of the Masculine Drinking Norms Measure (MDNM) and associations with drinking behaviors in a multisite sample of college men. (2024)
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Longitudinal relations between parenting practices and prosocial behaviors in recent immigrant Latino/a adolescents: Familism values and ethnic identity as mediators (2024)
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Disentangling the directionality among cultural stressors and psychosocial outcomes in recently immigrated Hispanic families: A random intercept cross‐lagged panel model approach (2024)
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Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategy use and Negative Consequences Across Heavy Alcohol Users and Risky Drinkers (2024)
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Social Anxiety, Pregaming Motives/Behaviors, and Negative Alcohol Consequences Among a Multisite Sample of University Students (2024)
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Conformity to masculine norms and its association with drinking behaviors and alcohol-related consequences among adult men: A meta-analysis (2024)
Federal Grants 1 $75,000 total
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Contact PI
Jun 2024 - Nov 2026
Protective Behavioral Strategies in Risky Drinking Contexts: A Mixed Method Study
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Amie R. Newins
University of Central Florida (US)
15 shared publications
- A meta-analysis of drinking game participation and alcohol-related outcomes.
- A national study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative alcohol consequences among university students in the United States
- Masculine drinking norms and alcohol use in a national sample of NCAA male student-athletes.
- Conformity to masculine norms and its association with drinking behaviors and alcohol-related consequences among adult men: A meta-analysis
- Utility of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Drinking Game (B-YAACQ-DG) scale in screening hazardous alcohol use among university student drinking gamers in the United States
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Lindsay S. Ham
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
15 shared publications
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- Mental Health Risk Profiles and Related Substance Use During Coronavirus Pandemic Among College Students Who Use Substances
- The role of personal identity as a resource for college students during COVID-19
- Playing Drinking Games as a Typical Form of Prepartying among Young Adults
- Evaluating the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale (PBSM) short-form: Support for a two-factor structure and measurement invariance
- Utility of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Drinking Game (B-YAACQ-DG) scale in screening hazardous alcohol use among university student drinking gamers in the United States
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Alan Meca
The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
13 shared publications
- Directional Effects in Cultural Identity: A Family Systems Approach for Immigrant Latinx Families
- Dimensions of Athletic Identity and their Associations with Drinking Behaviors among a National Sample of University Athletes in the United States
- The role of personal identity as a resource for college students during COVID-19
- Examining acculturation at the daily level: Adding nuance to acculturation scholarship
- A National Study on Drinking Game Behaviors and Related Consequences Among NCAA Student-Athletes: Racial/Ethnic and Sex Differences
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Kayla Ford
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
12 shared publications
In database
- The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire: A cross-country examination among university students in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, and the United States
- Playing Drinking Games as a Typical Form of Prepartying among Young Adults
- Masculine drinking norms and alcohol use in a national sample of NCAA male student-athletes.
- Conformity to masculine norms and its association with drinking behaviors and alcohol-related consequences among adult men: A meta-analysis
- What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Janine V. Olthuis
University of New Brunswick (CA)
11 shared publications
- The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire: A cross-country examination among university students in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, and the United States
- Dimensions of Athletic Identity and their Associations with Drinking Behaviors among a National Sample of University Athletes in the United States
- A national study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative alcohol consequences among university students in the United States
- A National Study on Drinking Game Behaviors and Related Consequences Among NCAA Student-Athletes: Racial/Ethnic and Sex Differences
- Racial, ethnic, and sex differences in heavy drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences in a national sample of NCAA student-athlete drinkers
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Heidemarie Blumenthal
University of North Texas (US)
11 shared publications
- A national study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative alcohol consequences among university students in the United States
- What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year
- Utility of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Drinking Game (B-YAACQ-DG) scale in screening hazardous alcohol use among university student drinking gamers in the United States
- Comparing Drinking Game Motives, Behaviors, and Consequences Among Varsity Athletes, Recreational Athletes, and Non–Student-Athletes: A Multisite University Study
- A confirmatory factor analysis of a revised motives for playing drinking games (MPDG-33) scale among university students in the United States
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Michael B. Madson
University of Southern Mississippi (US)
10 shared publications
- Mental Health Risk Profiles and Related Substance Use During Coronavirus Pandemic Among College Students Who Use Substances
- The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire: A cross-country examination among university students in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Argentina, and the United States
- Evaluating the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale (PBSM) short-form: Support for a two-factor structure and measurement invariance
- Evaluating the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale (PBSM) short-form: Support for a two-factor structure and measurement invariance
- What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Seth J. Schwartz
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
9 shared publications
- Directional Effects in Cultural Identity: A Family Systems Approach for Immigrant Latinx Families
- The role of personal identity as a resource for college students during COVID-19
- Examining acculturation at the daily level: Adding nuance to acculturation scholarship
- Cultural stress, personal identity development, and mental health among U.S. Hispanic college students.
- Navigating Identity Uncertainty: Identity Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Jennifer E. Merrill
Brown University (US)
9 shared publications
- Dimensions of Athletic Identity and their Associations with Drinking Behaviors among a National Sample of University Athletes in the United States
- A national study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative alcohol consequences among university students in the United States
- A National Study on Drinking Game Behaviors and Related Consequences Among NCAA Student-Athletes: Racial/Ethnic and Sex Differences
- Racial, ethnic, and sex differences in heavy drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences in a national sample of NCAA student-athlete drinkers
- A National Study on Drinking Game Behaviors and Related Consequences Among NCAA Student-Athletes: Racial/Ethnic and Sex Differences.
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
P. Priscilla Lui
University of Washington (US)
9 shared publications
- Mental Health Risk Profiles and Related Substance Use During Coronavirus Pandemic Among College Students Who Use Substances
- A national study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative alcohol consequences among university students in the United States
- Evaluating the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale (PBSM) short-form: Support for a two-factor structure and measurement invariance
- Comparing Drinking Game Motives, Behaviors, and Consequences Among Varsity Athletes, Recreational Athletes, and Non–Student-Athletes: A Multisite University Study
- A replication and extension of the factor structure of the Masculine Drinking Norms Measure (MDNM) and associations with drinking behaviors in a multisite sample of college men.
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Margo C. Hurlocker
University of New Mexico (US)
8 shared publications
- Mental Health Risk Profiles and Related Substance Use During Coronavirus Pandemic Among College Students Who Use Substances
- Evaluating the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale (PBSM) short-form: Support for a two-factor structure and measurement invariance
- What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year
- There are worse things and others to blame: measuring underage drinking disengagement strategies among college students
- The Structural Validity of the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale-Short Form Among College Students Who Drink Alcohol
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Banan Ramarushton
University of Denver (US)
8 shared publications
- What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year
- Latent profiles of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and sleep disturbances in relation to drinking to cope motives among college students
- Business as usual? Drinking games participation before and during an academic pandemic (COVID-19) year among university students
- Examining the Factor Structure and Correlates of Motives to Drink Before Attending a Virtual Social Event During COVID-19 Among University Students
- Motives to play drinking games and their unique associations with drinking game behaviors and consequences in a national sample of university students in the United States
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Kathryne Van Hedger
Western University (CA)
8 shared publications
- Prologue to the special issue on predrinking and drinking game behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States and across the globe: Definitions and overview of prevalence rates
- A national study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative alcohol consequences among university students in the United States
- Comparing Drinking Game Motives, Behaviors, and Consequences Among Varsity Athletes, Recreational Athletes, and Non–Student-Athletes: A Multisite University Study
- A replication and extension of the factor structure of the Masculine Drinking Norms Measure (MDNM) and associations with drinking behaviors in a multisite sample of college men.
- Why Do University Students From Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina Play Drinking Games? A Mixed-Method Cross-Country Study
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Miguel Ángel Cano
7 shared publications
- Directional Effects in Cultural Identity: A Family Systems Approach for Immigrant Latinx Families
- The role of personal identity as a resource for college students during COVID-19
- Examining acculturation at the daily level: Adding nuance to acculturation scholarship
- Navigating Identity Uncertainty: Identity Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- A confirmatory factor analysis of a revised motives for playing drinking games (MPDG-33) scale among university students in the United States
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Jeffrey J. Milroy
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
7 shared publications
- Dimensions of Athletic Identity and their Associations with Drinking Behaviors among a National Sample of University Athletes in the United States
- A National Study on Drinking Game Behaviors and Related Consequences Among NCAA Student-Athletes: Racial/Ethnic and Sex Differences
- Masculine drinking norms and alcohol use in a national sample of NCAA male student-athletes.
- Racial, ethnic, and sex differences in heavy drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences in a national sample of NCAA student-athlete drinkers
- A National Study on Drinking Game Behaviors and Related Consequences Among NCAA Student-Athletes: Racial/Ethnic and Sex Differences.
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