A recent study sought to evaluate the association among drinking motives, use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS), and alcohol outcomes among college students. Previous research has modeled this association by suggesting PBS may explain how drinking motives relate to alcohol outcomes. In an effort to better understand this association, this study attempted to replicate past models from three published studies on two new samples of undergraduate students (Sample 1, n=774; Sample 2, n=594). These samples of students completed various questionnaires where they self-reported weekly alcohol consumption, past-month alcohol-related consequences, past-month PBS, and drinking motives. Using similar statistical approaches from the original studies, the models in this study suggested that PBS may relate alcohol outcomes to drinking motives when one’s motives included drinking to enhance mood or drinking to improve social interactions. As a result, the authors suggest students that identify with these motives use fewer PBS, placing them at a greater risk for heavier drinking. Take Away: The authors concluded that PBS likely plays a role in mediating the association between drinking motives and alcohol outcomes, but this role changes based on the type of motive.