TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Participation in drinking games and predrinking among university students in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand
JO  - Alcohol and alcoholism
A1  - Zamboanga, Byron L.
A1  - George, Amanda M.
A1  - Van Hedger, Kathryne
A1  - Olthuis, Janine V.
A1  - Pilatti, Angelina
A1  - Dresler, Emma
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - AIMS: The limited existing research on drinking games and predrinking among university students in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand suggests that participation in these risky drinking practices is relatively widespread among this population. Drinking norms and alcohol use can vary across countries and in different regions of the globe. The measurement of drinking games and predrinking participation between studies also differs, making cross-country comparisons difficult. The present study explored differences in past month participation in drinking games and predrinking among university students from a large public university in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. <br><br>METHODS: The data analytic sample consisted of 1134 university students (ages 18-25, Mage = 20.2 years; 72.6% women) from Argentina (n = 349), Australia (n = 280), Canada (n = 262), and New Zealand (n = 243) who reported weekly alcohol consumption. Students completed a confidential survey on drinking attitudes and behaviors. <br><br>RESULTS: Controlling for age, gender, and weekly drink consumption, there were no cross-country differences in past month participation in predrinking. In contrast, university students from Canada and New Zealand were more likely to have played a drinking game in the past month than students from Australia and Argentina. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The present finding suggest that university students from Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are equally likely to participate in predrinking regardless of country; however, the likelihood of playing drinking games differs as a function of country site.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-0414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa141
ID  - ref1
ER  -