Partying during a pandemic: role of descriptive partying norms, residence, college alcohol beliefs, and political ideology in COVID-19 party behavior.

The article discusses research which explored the potential role of descriptive and injunctive drinking norms, residence, college alcohol beliefs, fear of COVID-19, attitudes towards COVID-19 precautions such as social distancing, and political ideology in COVID-19 party behavior of college students. The study analyzed the correlations among the variables, as well as on-campus and off-campus partying by gender, residence and athlete status.