Patrick McClain

Researcher

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-09

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2 h-index 8 pubs 18 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Patrick McClain's research at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville investigates college student drinking behaviors, particularly in the context of social events and the COVID-19 pandemic. His work examines the motivations behind drinking games and pregaming, exploring factors such as masculine drinking norms and the use of protective behavioral strategies among college men. McClain has also studied nutritional intake and energy availability in collegiate swimmers. He collaborates with researchers Byron L. Zamboanga and Lindsay S. Ham, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. His scholarly output includes 8 publications with 16 citations and an h-index of 2.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 18

Selected Publications

  • “Drink like a man!” masculine drinking norms, alcohol protective behavioral strategies, and severity of hazardous alcohol use among college men. (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Pregaming in the digital age: drinking before joining a virtual social event with friends or family among university students (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A confirmatory factor analysis of a revised motives for playing drinking games (MPDG-33) scale among university students in the United States (2024)
    4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining the Factor Structure and Correlates of Motives to Drink Before Attending a Virtual Social Event During COVID-19 Among University Students (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Business as usual? Drinking games participation before and during an academic pandemic (COVID-19) year among university students (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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