The full sample consisted of 116 young adult African Americans. The sample was 42% male and had a mean age of 21.9 years (SD = 1.15, range 21–26). While all study participants were of African descent, 10% of the sample described themselves as mixed race, and 3% identified their ethnicity as Hispanic. For those reporting mixed race, study inclusion criteria required that they have at least one parent of African ancestry. The majority of the sample (77%) had some college education and 20% reported being college graduates. Participants were required to be between the ages of 21 and 26 years and to be current drinkers. Participants were required to report at least one drinking episode in the past six months where their consumption was consistent with the amount they would receive in the present study (e.g., 3–4 drinks for a 165 pound male). Participants were excluded if they were currently abstaining from alcohol because of an alcohol use disorder, had significant medical or psychiatric illness (e.g., psychotic disorders, past head injury with loss of consciousness > 5 minutes), or were currently taking medication for which use of alcohol is contraindicated.
