Heterogeneity of Pregamers by Consumption and Reinforcement Reasons: A Latent Profile Analysis

Haas, Amie L.; Wickham, Robert E.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Read, Jennifer P.; Borsari, Brian

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“…Consistent with methods from Haas et al. (2018), we also computed a variable that represented the proportion of pregaming days relative to overall drinking days in the past 30 days.…”

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“…Since there are a variety of factors that may predict pregaming drinking among students, it is important to disentangle group characteristics that may predict pregaming behaviors and consequences. Haas et al (2018) identified heterogeneous groups of pregaming consumption and motives using latent profile analysis (LPA) to better understand differential groups of students who pregame. The study found that students reported diverse patterns of pregaming frequency and motives, and those who reported heavier pregaming consumption and intoxication-driven motives were at particular risk for pregaming-related negative consequences, including blackouts.…”

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A latent profile analysis of social anxiety, depression, and pregaming motives among heavy‐drinking college students

Fitzke,

Atieh,

Davis

et al. 2024

Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research

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BackgroundPregaming is a high‐risk drinking behavior that is associated with heavy drinking and negative alcohol‐related consequences. College students may engage in pregaming for several reasons, including to enhance social experiences or cope with negative affect. Research shows that associations between drinking, social anxiety, and depression are multifaceted. However, our understanding of the complex associations of mental health symptoms with pregaming motives and behaviors remains limited.MethodsThis study examined heterogeneity in how pregaming motives, social anxiety, and depression associate with past 30‐day pregaming variables (quantity, frequency, and negative consequences). We used latent profile analysis (LPA) in a sample of heavy‐drinking university students (N = 479).ResultsLPA results indicated four profiles: mild/moderate social anxiety and depression symptoms, moderate motives (n = 285), minimal social anxiety and depression symptoms, low motives (n = 61), subclinical/elevated social anxiety and depression symptoms, high motives (n = 75), and clinically elevated social anxiety and depression symptoms, moderate motives (n = 58). The subclinical/elevated symptoms, high motives profile reported the highest pregaming frequency and consequences, including blackouts. Individuals in the moderate motives clinically elevated symptoms, moderate motives profile reported more consequences than those in the minimal symptoms, low motives and mild/moderate symptoms, moderate motives profiles, subclinical/elevated symptoms, high motives profiles. Individuals in the minimal symptoms, low motives profile reported the fewest consequences.ConclusionsAmong these students, social anxiety and pregaming motives were associated with more frequent pregaming and social anxiety and depression were associated with greater negative consequences. Interventions that target pregaming‐specific motives among students with mental health symptoms may be warranted to reduce this risky behavior and associated drinking‐related harm.

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“…Consistent with methods from Haas et al. (2018), we also computed a variable that represented the proportion of pregaming days relative to overall drinking days in the past 30 days.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A latent profile analysis of social anxiety, depression, and pregaming motives among heavy‐drinking college students

Fitzke,

Atieh,

Davis

et al. 2024

Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research

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“…Paves et al (2012) found that although White students pregame more than students from other racial backgrounds, students who pregame drink more and experience more negative consequences irrespective of their racial identity. Other studies have demonstrated that profiles of pregaming subtypes (e.g., global, infrequent, risk-adverse) can be differentiated based on racial/ethnic identities (Haas et al, 2018) and impulsive personality traits develop differently when comparing individuals from different racial backgrounds (S. L. Pedersen et al, 2012). Thus, investigations of similar relations among diverse populations of young adult alcohol users is important to determine how pregaming confers risk to populations beyond college students.…”

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Pregaming potentiates risk between UPPS-P impulsivity and day-level drinking behavior: A test of person–environment transactions theory.

King,

Waddell,

Corbin

2024

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Pregaming represents a uniquely high-risk drinking event for young adults, and subfacets of impulsivity are robust predictors of alcohol use and related negative outcomes. Further, it is likely that pregame events contain social and physical stimuli that are particularly appealing for impulsive individuals, thus exacerbating risk for negative outcomes. However, no prior studies have investigated the extent to which impulsive personality traits interact with pregame events to confer alcohol-related risk. Thus, the present study examined the extent to which UPPS-P (urgency-perseverance-premeditation-sensation seekingpositive urgency) subfacets of impulsivity interact with the occurrence of pregaming to predict relations between pregaming, drinking quantity, and negative alcohol-related outcomes. College students (N = 737) completed a modified, online version of the 30-day Timeline Followback in which they reported drinking quantity, negative consequences, and whether they engaged in pregaming on a given day. Results indicated that sensation seeking and a lack of premeditation moderated relations between pregaming and drinking quantity such that those who are higher in sensation seeking and lower in their ability to plan ahead drank more on pregaming days. Sensation seeking and positive urgency moderated relations between pregaming and negative consequences such that those who are higher in positive urgency experience more consequences on pregaming days whereas those who are higher in sensation seeking experience less consequences. Future studies may benefit from more granular assessments of pregame-related risk as subfacets of impulsivity may confer momentary risk. Prevention efforts targeting the reduction of pregaming frequency, particularly among impulsive individuals, may lower overall risk for heavy drinking.

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“…In other words, it is unclear if these consequences resulted from playing DGs or if these consequences occurred as a result of involvement in other drinking activities that did not involve DGs. During the past several years, the alcohol field has moved toward event-specific assessments of drinking behaviors (e.g., Ray, Stapleton, Turrisi, & Mun, 2014), cognitions (e.g., Haas, Wickham, Zamboanga, Read, & Borsari, 2018; LaBrie, Hummer, Pedersen, Lac, & Chithambo, 2012; Zamboanga et al, 2019), and consequences (e.g., Diulio et al, 2014). Despite this, only a handful of studies have assessed negative outcomes that occurred as a result of playing DGs among college students in the U.S.…”

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Examining drinking game harms as a function of gender and college student status.

Zamboanga¹,

Napper²,

George³

et al. 2019

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Drinking game (DG) participation among young adults is widespread. Because heavy alcohol consumption is commonly associated with playing DGs, this activity presents a health risk for those who play. In the present study, we explored the most common negative DG consequences experienced by young adults and how DG consequences differed by gender and college status. Participants were young adult drinking gamers (N ϭ 1,600; age 18 -25; M age ϭ 22.6; 47% men; 41% noncollege students; 77% White) recruited from Amazon's Mechanical Turk. They completed an online anonymous survey which included items on the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire that were modified to measure DG consequences experienced in the past month. Over half of the participants reported experiencing a hangover, saying/doing embarrassing things, having less energy, and feeling sick as a result of playing DGs. Using IRT analysis, we also found differential item functioning (DIF) on several items across gender and college status. We then created a short-form version of the DG consequences measure that excluded items demonstrating DIF, and based on this modified measure, we examined differences in severity of negative DG consequences as a function of gender and college status. Controlling for age, college status, DG frequency/consumption, and alcohol use on non-DG occasions, we found that men experienced slightly more DG consequences than women. Similar findings emerged for college students compared to noncollege students. This study is an important first step toward understanding who is most at risk for experiencing certain types of negative DG consequences and how researchers/practitioners could measure this construct.

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Heterogeneity of Pregamers by Consumption and Reinforcement Reasons: A Latent Profile Analysis

Cited by 9 publications

References 57 publications

A latent profile analysis of social anxiety, depression, and pregaming motives among heavy‐drinking college students

A latent profile analysis of social anxiety, depression, and pregaming motives among heavy‐drinking college students

Pregaming potentiates risk between UPPS-P impulsivity and day-level drinking behavior: A test of person–environment transactions theory.

Examining drinking game harms as a function of gender and college student status.

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