Self-esteem and gender influence the response to risk information among alcohol using college students

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232042912_Self-esteem_and_gender_influence_the_response_to_risk_information_among_alcohol_using_college_students

Abstract: Individuals with high self-esteem who engage in risky health behaviours often minimize the associated health risks; individuals with low self-esteem do not demonstrate such minimization. The influence of gender on health risk perceptions is less clear.