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

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Pages 2938-2948 | Received 17 Feb 2021, Accepted 12 Nov 2021, Published online: 02 Dec 2021

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