title: Athletic involvement and its relevance to hazardous alcohol use and drinking game participation in female college athletes: a preliminary investigation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors designed this cross-sectional study to examine sports team differences in hazardous alcohol use and drinking game participation, as well as the social correlates of these behaviors among female college athletes (N = 176; M age = 19.9 years, SD = 1.24, range = 18-22).
  
  
  METHODS
  Respondents completed self-report surveys in small groups. They reported drinking behaviors, frequency of team social events involving alcohol use, and team cohesion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors found significant differences across sports teams with regard to hazardous alcohol use and participation in drinking games with teammates. Findings also revealed that a high frequency of team social events involving alcohol use was associated with elevated use and an increased likelihood of drinking game participation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors discuss future research directions and implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Clark Science Center, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, USA. bzamboan@smith.edu
authors.forename: Byron L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Zamboanga
authors.forename: Liliana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Horton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D013177:Sports; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities