Patrick McClain

Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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2 h-index 8 pubs 16 cited

Research Areas

Behavioral Health and Interventions Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Higher Education Research Studies SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Behavioral and Psychological Studies COVID-19 and Mental Health Health Disparities and Outcomes Mental Health Research Topics

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Patrick McClain's research investigates substance use and related behaviors among university students, with a particular focus on alcohol consumption patterns. His work has explored various facets of drinking, including motives for drinking games, the impact of masculine drinking norms on hazardous alcohol use, and pregaming behaviors in both in-person and virtual social contexts. McClain has also examined how these behaviors have been affected by external circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, including participation in drinking games before and during academic pandemic years.

His publications often involve collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Byron L. Zamboanga and Lindsay S. Ham. McClain's research contributes to the understanding of behavioral health within a higher education setting. His work has been published in recent years, with his latest contributions appearing in 2025. Metrics indicate a developing research profile with an h-index of 2 and 16 total citations across 8 publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 16

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
  • A confirmatory factor analysis of a revised motives for playing drinking games (MPDG-33) scale among university students in the United States (2024) DOI
  • Examining the Factor Structure and Correlates of Motives to Drink Before Attending a Virtual Social Event During COVID-19 Among University Students (2024) DOI
  • Business as usual? Drinking games participation before and during an academic pandemic (COVID-19) year among university students (2024) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Byron L. Zamboanga University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 6 shared publications Lindsay S. Ham University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 4 shared publications Kayla Ford University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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