Associations Between Behavioral Economic Indicators and Risky Drinking Are Moderated by Peer Similarity in Behavioral Economic Indicators in Community-Dwelling Emerging Adults

With respect to elasticity and discretionary alcohol spending, harmful alter BE indicators moderated ego BE-drinking risk associations. Therefore, individuals affected by social harms may need social network interventions linking them to lower-risk drinking peers. Results highlight the usefulness of socially contextualizing BE indices.