An Examination of Alcohol Treatment Seeking Self-Efficacy in a Multi-Site Sample of Hispanic College Students

Kevin S. Montes, Lauren C. May, Naxiely Garcia, Sullivan M. Fischer, Adelina Jaramillo, Jessica K. Perrotte, Department of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Department of Psychology, Texas State University, San Marcos

Emerging Adulthood

Published online on July 27, 2026

Abstract

Emerging Adulthood, Ahead of Print.
Treatment seeking self-efficacy (TSSE), or the perceived ability toseek and findtreatment for alcohol misuse, may be contributing to the alcohol treatment gap, but no measure of TSSE exists. The current study examined Hispanic college students’ TSSE by ...