Byron L. Zamboanga Source Confirmed

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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58 h-index 304 pubs 13,199 cited

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Byron L. Zamboanga's research program focuses on understanding and addressing substance use, particularly alcohol consumption, among adolescents and young adults. He investigates the motivations, harms, and protective strategies associated with risky drinking behaviors, including drinking games. His work has involved cross-country examinations of alcohol-related consequences and the development and validation of assessment tools like the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire.

Dr. Zamboanga has received federal funding from the NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for a mixed-method study examining protective behavioral strategies in risky drinking contexts. His publications also explore related areas such as the role of personal identity as a resource for college students during the COVID-19 pandemic and mental health risk profiles associated with substance use during that period. He has a significant publication record, with over 300 publications and a high citation count, reflecting his status as a highly cited researcher. Key collaborators include Lindsay S. Ham, Kayla Ford, Patrick McClain, and Thad R. Leffingwell, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

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h-index: 58
Publications: 304
Citations: 13,199

Selected Publications

“Drink like a man!” masculine drinking norms, alcohol protective behavioral strategies, and severity of hazardous alcohol use among college men. (2025) DOI
Pregaming in the digital age: drinking before joining a virtual social event with friends or family among university students (2025) DOI
Cultural values and practices in alcohol and other drug use among immigrant youth: A systematic review (2025) DOI
The Structural Validity of the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale-Short Form Among College Students Who Drink Alcohol (2025) DOI
The party’s not over: Living situation, perceived party norms, and drinking games behavior among college students during the pandemic (COVID-19) (2024) DOI
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) DOI
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) DOI
Longitudinal relations between parenting practices and prosocial behaviors in recent immigrant Latino/a adolescents: Familism values and ethnic identity as mediators (2024) DOI
Disentangling the directionality among cultural stressors and psychosocial outcomes in recently immigrated Hispanic families: A random intercept cross‐lagged panel model approach (2024) DOI
Social Anxiety, Pregaming Motives/Behaviors, and Negative Alcohol Consequences Among a Multisite Sample of University Students (2024) DOI
Conformity to masculine norms and its association with drinking behaviors and alcohol-related consequences among adult men: A meta-analysis (2024) DOI
Corrigendum to “Examining acculturation at the daily level: Adding nuance to acculturation scholarship” [International Journal of Intercultural Relations 100 (2024) 101989] (2024) DOI
Conformity Drinking Motives, College Alcohol Beliefs, and Drinking Behaviors Among College Students: Examining the Protective Role of Prosocial Behaviors (2024) DOI
Examining acculturation at the daily level: Adding nuance to acculturation scholarship (2024) DOI
Cultural factors in alcohol and other drug use among immigrant youth in Western Australia: A qualitative investigation. (2024) DOI