Fraternity membership is often associated with the alcohol consumption of college men. Theoretical models and prior research suggest that the drinking behaviors of fraternity men are associated with the collective masculine norm climates of fraternity chapters; however, scholars have not addressed the mechanisms by which certain collective fraternity chapter masculine norm climates relate to members' drinking. Other studies have found relationships between specific individual masculine norms and alcohol consumption, but none have accounted for these collective climates. The study utilized hierarchical linear modeling to examine if collective fraternity chapter traditional masculine norm climates and individual masculine norm differences within chapters predicted members' alcohol consumption in a sample of 2,678 undergraduate men from 76 colleges or universities.
Public Significance StatementCollective fraternity chapter traditional masculine norm climates may exacerbate the hazardous alcohol consumption behaviors of fraternity men. Collective Heterosexual Presentation climate was found to have a statistically significant positive relationship with the alcohol consumption of fraternity men.
Using structural equation modeling, we examined if experiencing racialized aggressions on social media affects the mental health of students of Color (n = 692). We also examined the relationships between these experiences and ethnic identity, campus interactions, sense of belonging, campus climate, and mental health. Findings suggest that experiencing racialized aggressions on social media is positively related to an increase in mental health issues, while sense of belonging is negatively related to mental health issues.Acts of racial hostility have heightened students' of Color susceptibility to hate crimes and racism on campus and on social media. In the months since the COVID-19 outbreak, students of Color have been subjected to hate-filled Zoombombs and xenophobia on social media (Dill, 2020;Redden, 2020). Research suggests that perceptions of racial discrimination from microaggressions or other racialized assaults may lower self-esteem and produce anxiety in college students of Color (Nadal et al., 2014;Wong-Padoongpatt et al., 2017). Data show small but growing trends in overall college student mental health issues such as self-esteem, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, family distress, and academic distress (Xiao et al., 2017). In particular, students of Color now report higher levels of depression, academic distress, and hostility than in the past (Center for Collegiate Mental Health, 2014). Researchers have called for richer and broader investigations of mental health issues among college students of Color to address their mental health needs (Iacovino & James, 2016;Sanchez & Awad, 2016).Prior studies established that students from minoritized racial and ethnic groups reported experiences with racial discrimination, microaggressions, and stereotypes at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) (
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