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Knowing Where They're Going: Destination‐Specific Pregaming Behaviors in a Multiethnic Sample of College Students
Author(s) -
Zamboanga Byron L.,
Casner Hilary G.,
Olthuis Janine V.,
Borsari Brian,
Ham Lindsay S.,
Schwartz Seth J.,
Bersamin Melina,
Van Tyne Kathryne,
Pedersen Eric R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.21928
Subject(s) - psychology , context (archaeology) , destinations , intervention (counseling) , sample (material) , consumption (sociology) , multivariate analysis , social psychology , clinical psychology , medical education , psychiatry , medicine , social science , political science , sociology , geography , law , chemistry , tourism , archaeology , chromatography
Objectives To examine how legal age status, gender, and self‐reported reasons for pregaming are linked to pregaming for two common drinking contexts: a bar and a Greek party. Method Participants who reported pregaming at least once a month ( n = 2888 students aged 18‐25 years) were recruited from 30 colleges/universities across the United States. Results Many students pregame for social reasons regardless of pregaming destination. Multivariate analyses indicated that legal age students were more likely than underage students to pregame before going to a bar, whereas the opposite was true with respect to pregaming for a Greek party. Women were more likely than men to pregame before going to a bar or a Greek party, whereas men reported higher levels of consumption while pregaming for these destinations compared with women. Conclusions The present findings suggest areas for targeted intervention efforts and promising avenues for research on context‐specific pregaming behaviors among college students.