Drinking Game Participation among Undergraduate Students Attending National Alcohol Screening Day

Autor/inn/en	Cameron, Jennifer M.; Heidelberg, Natalie; Simmons, Lisa; Lyle, Sarah B.; Mitra-Varma, Kathakali; Correia, Chris
Titel	Drinking Game Participation among Undergraduate Students Attending National Alcohol Screening Day
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 58 (2010) 5, S.499-506 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Prevention; Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; At Risk Persons; Games; Student Behavior; Social Influences; Gender Differences; Questionnaires + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Trinken; Risikogruppe; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Sozialer Einfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen
Abstract	Objectives, Participants, Methods: Drinking game participation has increased in popularity among college students and is associated with increased alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems. The current study investigated drinking game participation among 133 undergraduates attending National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD) in April of 2007. Results: A large percentage of the sample reported lifetime (77%) and recent (52%) drinking game participation. Males were more likely to report recent participation and reported higher levels of consumption while playing drinking games. Drinking game participants were more likely to experience a range of alcohol-related problems, and the relationship between drinking game participation and alcohol-related problems was mediated by weekly alcohol consumption. Conclusions: These results suggest that drinking game participation is a risk factor for elevated levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems. Programs should be developed to educate students about the risks of drinking game participation, and prevention programs like NASD should address drinking games. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10