Two recent studies utilize social learning theory to investigate drug use. Otten & Ha (2022) published “Drug Use Talk in Adolescent Friendship Interactions: Long-term effects of social learning on lifetime diagnosed substance use disorders” in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. Here’s their abstract:

Di Bianca & Mahalik (2022) published “A Relational-Cultural Framework for Promoting Healthy Masculinities” in American Psychologist. I have written before about traditional masculinity ideology and resistance to psychotherapy. This work supports and extends that study. Here’s the abstract: