%0 Journal Article
%T High-risk versus low-risk football game weekends: differences in problem drinking and alcohol-related consequences on college campuses in the United States
%J International journal of adolescent medicine and health
%D 2009
%A Champion, Heather L. O.
%A Blocker, Jill N.
%A Buettner, Cynthia K.
%A Martin, Barbara Alvarez
%A Parries, Maria
%A McCoy, Thomas P.
%A Mitra, Ananda
%A Andrews, David W.
%A Rhodes, Scott D.
%V 21
%N 2
%P 249-262
%X Collegiate football games provide multiple social opportunities for alcohol use by students over the course of the weekend. The goal of this study was to examine alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences on football game weekends to determine differences based on characteristics of the game. METHODS: A random sample of students from two large, public universities in the United States completed a survey on the Sunday-Friday following a high-risk weekend (HRW, important, home game) and low-risk weekend (LRW, no home game or game of importance) (N = 3,238 total). The survey measured the number of days students drank (0-3) and got drunk (0-3) over the weekend and whether 1+ consequences were experienced due to one's own drinking (yes/no) and due to others' drinking (yes/no). RESULTS: Ordinal logistic regression analyses revealed greater odds of drinking alcohol (OR = 1.70, CI = 1.46-1.97) and getting drunk (OR = 1.49, CI = 1.27-1.76) on HRW versus LRW. Logistic regression analyses revealed greater odds of experiencing 1+ consequences as a result of one's own drinking (OR = 1.38, CI = 1.16-1.63) and experiencing 1+ consequences as a result of others' drinking (OR = 1.52, CI = 1.30-1.78) on HRW versus LRW. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that additional prevention efforts aimed at reducing risky drinking are needed over HRW and have implications for campus administrators, law enforcement, and substance abuse program coordinators.  Keywords: American football; <p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Freund Publishing
%@ 0334-0139
%U http://dx.doi.org/