Rachel B Geyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4890758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel B Geyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel B |
| FAMILY NAME | Geyer |
| SIGNATURE | GEYER R B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Miami University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0725-4666 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Influencer Drinking Norms
Background: Social influences from peers, such as the perceptions of how much one’s peers drink (i.e., descriptive drinking norms) are robust predictors of college drinking. In the digital age, these influences can happen on social media through viewing posts shared by peers depicting drinking (alcohol-related content). Social media influencers also post alcohol-related content and are popular among students. However, less is known about whether …
A Mixed-Methods Study of Motives for Benzodiazepine Misuse Among Adults Receiving Substance Use Disorder Treatment
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepine misuse is common among individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. As benzodiazepines have heterogeneous effects, standard measures of substance use motives may overlook key reasons for misuse. Understanding motives better can inform intervention development. OBJECTIVES: Our overarching objective was to characterize motives for benzodiazepine misuse among individuals …
An examination of college students’ adult sexual assault experiences, risky drinking behaviors, alcohol centrality beliefs, and restorative justice attitudes
Sexual assault is an issue on college campuses and links to alcohol use and centrality beliefs. Severity of sexual assault experiences and alcohol use and centrality beliefs, independently and jointly, have deleterious effects on individuals' well-being. However, little is known about how this shapes individuals' perceptions of interventions that can aid in their restoration and healing - such as their attitudes toward restorative justice. In a s…
Following social media influencers who share alcohol‐related content is associated with college drinking
Do shared self-expanding activities have to be physically arousing
Participation in shared self-expanding activities benefits both relationships and the self. However, most studies use tasks that combine self-expansion and arousal within one activity, making it difficult to know what drives the benefits. We tested the distinct effects of self-expansion and arousal in four studies. In Studies 1 and 2, 35 married couples and 106 friend pairs completed experiments manipulating self-expansion and arousal. Self-expan…
The Fluid Perception of Racial Identity
Scholars view racial identity as a fluid social construction that can shift with time and context. But outside of academia, do people intuitively see racial identity as fluid or fixed? Four studies reveal that people see racial identity as varying flexibly with the social context—in particular, assimilating to the race of one’s friends. Participants perceived the same Black–White Biracial men as identifying as more Black (Study 1) and wanting to …
Do shared self-expanding activities have to be physically arousing
Participation in shared self-expanding activities benefits both relationships and the self. However, most studies use tasks that combine self-expansion and arousal within one activity, making it difficult to know what drives the benefits. We tested the distinct effects of self-expansion and arousal in four studies. In Studies 1 and 2, 35 married couples and 106 friend pairs completed experiments manipulating self-expansion and arousal. Self-expan…
The Fluid Perception of Racial Identity
Scholars view racial identity as a fluid social construction that can shift with time and context. But outside of academia, do people intuitively see racial identity as fluid or fixed? Four studies reveal that people see racial identity as varying flexibly with the social context—in particular, assimilating to the race of one’s friends. Participants perceived the same Black–White Biracial men as identifying as more Black (Study 1) and wanting to …
Do shared self-expanding activities have to be physically arousing
Participation in shared self-expanding activities benefits both relationships and the self. However, most studies use tasks that combine self-expansion and arousal within one activity, making it difficult to know what drives the benefits. We tested the distinct effects of self-expansion and arousal in four studies. In Studies 1 and 2, 35 married couples and 106 friend pairs completed experiments manipulating self-expansion and arousal. Self-expan…
Following social media influencers who share alcohol‐related content is associated with college drinking
Influencer Drinking Norms
Background: Social influences from peers, such as the perceptions of how much one’s peers drink (i.e., descriptive drinking norms) are robust predictors of college drinking. In the digital age, these influences can happen on social media through viewing posts shared by peers depicting drinking (alcohol-related content). Social media influencers also post alcohol-related content and are popular among students. However, less is known about whether …
A Mixed-Methods Study of Motives for Benzodiazepine Misuse Among Adults Receiving Substance Use Disorder Treatment
BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepine misuse is common among individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) and is associated with poorer clinical outcomes. As benzodiazepines have heterogeneous effects, standard measures of substance use motives may overlook key reasons for misuse. Understanding motives better can inform intervention development. OBJECTIVES: Our overarching objective was to characterize motives for benzodiazepine misuse among individuals …
An examination of college students’ adult sexual assault experiences, risky drinking behaviors, alcohol centrality beliefs, and restorative justice attitudes
Sexual assault is an issue on college campuses and links to alcohol use and centrality beliefs. Severity of sexual assault experiences and alcohol use and centrality beliefs, independently and jointly, have deleterious effects on individuals' well-being. However, little is known about how this shapes individuals' perceptions of interventions that can aid in their restoration and healing - such as their attitudes toward restorative justice. In a s…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (2 works) · Influencer marketing (2 works) · Media Influence and Health (2 works) · Social media (2 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (2 works) · Alcohol (1 work)