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Citation

Pedersen DE, Pithey KP. Soc. Sci. J. 2018; 55(2): 198-207.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.soscij.2018.02.017

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined whether being in a romantic relationship is associated with undergraduates' alcohol use and negative consequences of drinking. Alcohol use was operationalized to include amount and frequency of drinking, binge drinking, and drunkenness. Negative consequences included: having a hangover, missing a class, getting behind in school work, doing something that was later regretted, forgetting where the student was or what they did, having unplanned sex, and getting hurt or injured. Data came from an online survey distributed to Midwestern undergraduate students (N=572), with analyses conducted separately for men and women.

RESULTS indicated that being in a committed relationship generally served as a protective factor against drunkenness, but did not reduce frequency of drinking or binge drinking. Whereas romantically committed men were only less likely to report doing something that was later regretted, women in romantic relationships were less likely to experience all negative consequences of drinking considered here.


Language: en

Keywords

Alcohol consequences; Alcohol use; Binge drinking; College dating; College drinking; Drinking consequences; Romantic relationships

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