Pre-drinking motives are directly associated with alcohol-related consequences even after adjusting for alcohol use on a given night: A consequence-specific analysis

•Pre-drinking motives are associated with consequences over and above alcohol use.•General drinking motives are not associated with night-level consequences.•Risky sex is associated with higher ‘conviviality’ pre-drinking motives.•Blackout is associated with lower ‘conviviality’ pre-drinking motives.•Drunk driving is more likely among males who pre-drink for ‘fun/intoxication’ motives.