Drinking Game Playing: A Prevalent and Risky Activity Among Youth

Kenney, Shannon R.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Hummer, Justin F.; LaBrie, Joseph W.

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“…However, over 40 empirical articles on drinking games among college students have been published in refereed journals since 2004 (see Table 1). Since Borsari's (2004) review, there has been a brief review (Ahern & Sole, 2010a), commentaries (Ahern & Sole, 2010b; Durkin, 2008), an ethnology (Chau, 2006), and an encyclopedia entry (Kenney, LaBrie, & Hummer, 2012) on drinking games; all summarize valuable information on college drinking games research, yet were written with specific audiences in mind and, as such, are not comprehensive. Therefore, an updated review is required to (a) provide an overview and synthesis of current drinking games research, and (b) identify promising areas for future drinking games research (Figure 1 depicts the conceptual organization of the present review).…”

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Not just fun and games: A review of college drinking games research from 2004 to 2013.

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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Drinking games are a high-risk social drinking activity consisting of rules and guidelines that determine when and how much to drink (Polizzotto et al., 2007). Borsari's (2004) seminal review paper on drinking games in the college environment succinctly captured the published literature as of February 2004. However, research on college drinking games has grown exponentially during the last decade, necessitating an updated review of the literature. This review provides an in-depth summary and synthesis of current drinking games research (e.g., characteristics of drinking games, and behavioral, demographic, social, and psychological influences on participation) and suggests several promising areas for future drinking games research. This review is intended to foster a better understanding of drinking game behaviors among college students and improve efforts to reduce the negative impact of this practice on college campuses.

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Not just fun and games: A review of college drinking games research from 2004 to 2013.

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“…As more DG research with this demographic continues to be published, researchers should consider conducting such analyses in order to strengthen our confidence in the patterns established here and in other reviews (e.g., Zamboanga et al, 2014; Kenney et al, 2012). …”

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“…Unfortunately, past (Borsari, 2004) and recent (Kenney, LaBrie, & Hummer, 2012; Zamboanga et al, 2014) reviews of the DG literature have focused on the general college population, with little to no attention given to high schoolers and incoming college students. However, given the apparent prevalence of DG participation in this at-risk population, it is important for researchers to expand their understanding of students’ DG participation leading up to and during the college transition.…”

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Drinking Game Participation Among High School and Incoming College Students

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The transition from high school to college has been characterized as a potentially vulnerable period due to decreased parental supervision and increased autonomy. This transition can increase participation in high-risk behaviors such as drinking games (DGs), which are a social drinking activity that encourages intoxication and are associated with negative alcohol-related consequences. To date, there has not been a narrative review of DG research that examines this activity among high schoolers and incoming college students specifically, and thus, the current review bridges this gap. Findings indicate that DG participation is consistently linked to negative consequences (e.g., passing out, becoming sick) and other high-risk behaviors, such as prepartying (drinking before going to a social event). In addition, DG participation was linked to demographic (e.g., age, gender), psychological (e.g., personality, alcohol cognitions), and contextual/cultural factors (e.g., the college drinking culture). These findings have implications for current prevention and intervention efforts and suggest promising directions for future research.

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“…Given the health risks associated with these activities (e.g., high blood alcohol levels [BALs] that may lead to adverse physiological effects and/or engagement in high-risk activities with detrimental health effects like unsafe sex), practitioners could focus interventions toward adolescents who preparty and participate in extreme consumption games or toward adolescents who play extreme consumption games as a form of prepartying. These targeted interventions are relevant in the college setting given that students’ drinking behaviors may be extensions of high-risk drinking habits (e.g., prepartying and drinking games participation) that were formed during high school and then persist and/or intensify during college (Kenney et al, 2012). …”

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“…In another study, roughly 54% of first-year college students indicated that they played drinking games during the last months of high school (Kenney, Hummer, & LaBrie, 2010). These prevalence rates pose a health concern because (a) college students’ alcohol-related behaviors may be extensions of their previously established problematic drinking behaviors, such as drinking games participation and prepartying (i.e., drinking before going out), and because (b) these behaviors can persist or even escalate upon students’ arrival at college (Kenney, LaBrie, & Hummer, 2012). …”

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Extreme Consumption Drinking Gaming and Prepartying Among High School Students

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Haas

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Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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Drinking games and prepartying (i.e., drinking before going to a social gathering/event) have emerged as high-risk drinking behaviors in high school students. The present study examines the current prepartying behaviors of high school students who report current participation in extreme consumption games (e.g., Chugging) with those who do not. High school students (N=182) reporting current drinking games participation completed anonymous surveys. Gamers who prepartied frequently (vs. those who did not) were approximately 1.5 times more likely to play extreme consumption games, even after controlling for demographics, typical consumption, and participation in other types of drinking games. Practitioners should target adolescents who participate in extreme consumption games, particularly those who participate in this high-risk activity as a form of prepartying.

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Drinking Game Playing: A Prevalent and Risky Activity Among Youth

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Not just fun and games: A review of college drinking games research from 2004 to 2013.

Not just fun and games: A review of college drinking games research from 2004 to 2013.

Drinking Game Participation Among High School and Incoming College Students

Extreme Consumption Drinking Gaming and Prepartying Among High School Students

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