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“In making decisions about admissions, colleges should recognize the many benefits of greater diversity on campus, including a possible decrease in problem drinking,” he said in a press release.
The study found that colleges with more ethnic minorities, females and older students have lower drinking rates among those who are most likely to be problem drinkers—white, underage or male students.
“It may be that there are other role models [at more diverse colleges] for leisure activities on campus,” explained Lecturer on Social Psychology Henry Wechsler, the lead author of the study. “There are more options than just partying and drinking.?...
“We have always known certain demographic groups drink less than others, and we wanted to explore what factors could affect college drinking patterns,” Wechsler said.
Earlier research by the College Alcohol Study has shown how certain subgroups, namely females, older students and minorities, had lower rates of alcohol use and binge drinking.