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- A drinking game (DG) is a high-risk social activity that encourages inebriation through designated drinking rules, and it may lead to increased alcohol-related problems for non-White or female students.
- A study involving 7,409 college students examined the link between DG participation and alcohol-related issues, revealing that this association was stronger for men than for women and particularly pronounced among Black women compared to their male counterparts.
- The results underscore the importance of considering gender and ethnicity in interventions targeting high-risk drinking behaviors like DG participation, especially for ethnic minority groups such as Black women.
Article Abstract
Introduction: A drinking game (DG) is a high-risk, social drinking activity that consists of certain rules (i.e., when to drink and how much to consume) designed to promote inebriation and that requires each player to perform a cognitive and/or motor task (Zamboanga et al., 2013). Research suggests that non-White or female students who play DGs are at an increased risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems. Thus, this study examined whether the associations between DG participation and alcohol-related problems were similar for men and women and across ethnic groups.
Method: College students (N=7409; 73% women; 64% White, 8% Black, 14% Hispanic, 14% Asian) from 30 U.S. colleges/universities completed self-report questionnaires.
Results: Controlling for age, site, Greek membership (i.e., membership in a fraternity or sorority), and typical alcohol consumption, results indicated that the association between DG participation and alcohol-related problems was stronger for men compared to women. With respect to ethnicity, the association between these variables was stronger among Black women than Black men.
Conclusions: Findings from this large-scale study highlight the need to closely investigate how gender and ethnicity moderate the associations between DG participation and alcohol-related problems. College intervention efforts designed to address high-risk drinking behaviors such as DG participation might consider paying close attention to ethnic minority populations, perhaps particularly Black women.
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