susceptible to influence from perceived (D. A. Herd, 1994; Weaver et al., 2011) and objectively-measured (Keyes et al., 2012b) social norms around alcohol use compared with Blacks, whereas the same effects are not found for other substances (Keyes et al., 2011). Thus, Black youth may be less likely to engage in alcohol use as young adults and less culturally normalized to alcohol use as part of social life, predicting lower rates of use and heavy use through the lifecourse. However, we note that the Add Health sample has currently been followed through early adulthood, but further research on potential cross-over as this cohort ages is critical to follow these potential trends forward.
