Participation in Drinking Games and Predrinking Among University Students in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand
Autor: | Kathryne Van Hedger, Janine V. Olthuis, Angelina Pilatti, Amanda M. George, Emma Dresler, Byron L. Zamboanga |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Canada Universities media_common.media_genre Population Argentina 030508 substance abuse Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Games Recreational Injury prevention Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Social Behavior Students media_common education.field_of_study Drinking game Australia Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Alcohol Drinking in College Geography Pregaming Female Self Report 0305 other medical science Demography New Zealand |
Zdroj: | Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire). 56(6) |
ISSN: | 1464-3502 |
Popis: | Aims The limited existing research on drinking games and predrinking among university students in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand suggests that participation in these risky drinking practices is relatively widespread among this population. Drinking norms and alcohol use can vary across countries and in different regions of the globe. The measurement of drinking games and predrinking participation between studies also differs, making cross-country comparisons difficult. The present study explored differences in past month participation in drinking games and predrinking among university students from a large public university in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Methods The data analytic sample consisted of 1134 university students (ages 18–25, Mage = 20.2 years; 72.6% women) from Argentina (n = 349), Australia (n = 280), Canada (n = 262), and New Zealand (n = 243) who reported weekly alcohol consumption. Students completed a confidential survey on drinking attitudes and behaviors. Results Controlling for age, gender, and weekly drink consumption, there were no cross-country differences in past month participation in predrinking. In contrast, university students from Canada and New Zealand were more likely to have played a drinking game in the past month than students from Australia and Argentina. Conclusions The present finding suggest that university students from Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are equally likely to participate in predrinking regardless of country; however, the likelihood of playing drinking games differs as a function of country site. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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