Tailgating and pregaming by college students with alcohol offenses: patterns of alcohol use and beliefs.

Research indicates that pregaming (drinking before a social event) and tailgating (drinking before a sporting event) are two culturally ingrained alcohol use behaviors by college students. We examined the prevalence of these two activities in a sample of college students (N = 354) who violated campus alcohol policy and were mandated to receive an alcohol intervention in fall 2010. Results indicated that alcohol consumption and other risk factors were related to pregaming and tailgating.

The comparative effectiveness of individual and group brief motivational interventions for mandated college students.

Individual brief motivational intervention (iBMI) is an efficacious strategy to reduce heavy drinking by students who are mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol-related event. However, despite the strong empirical support for iBMI, it is unknown if the results from rigorously controlled research on iBMI translate to real-world settings. Furthermore, many colleges lack the resources to provide iBMI to mandated students.

Hospitalizations for students with an alcohol-related sanction: gender and pregaming as risk factors.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether pregaming (ie, drinking prior to a social event) is a risk factor for hospitalization.

Participants: Participants (N = 516) were undergraduate students with an alcohol-related sanction.

Methods: Participants completed a survey about alcohol use, as well as behaviors and experiences, prior to and during the referral event.