title: The Hazardous Drinking Games Measure (HDGM): a multi-site implementation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Drinking game participation has been associated with increased frequency and quantity of alcohol use, as well as alcohol-related problems, in college students. To date, the assessment of drinking games typically entails the use of self-developed measures of frequency of participation and amount of alcohol consumed while playing.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The Hazardous Drinking Games Measure (HDGM) is the first effort to create a comprehensive yet concise method of assessing drinking game participation. The HDGM assesses drinking during games, the specific types of drinking games played, and negative consequences experienced as a result of playing drinking games.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from three samples of college students (n = 1002) who completed the HDGM and other self-report questionnaires of drinking behaviors were used for exploratory analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exploratory analyses suggest that the HDGM adequately captures the nuances of drinking game participation in this population and demonstrates initial evidence of good content and criterion-related validity and test-retest reliability. However, the HDGM did not predict risky drinking above and beyond standard measures of drinks per week and alcohol-related problems in any samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The HDGM may be useful for campus-wide assessment of drinking games and as a source of game-specific feedback when integrated into campus prevention and intervention efforts.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service, Providence VA Medical Center , RI , USA .
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borsari
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Byron L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Zamboanga
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: Janine V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Olthuis
authors.forename: Lindsay S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grossbard
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D057566:Self Report; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol-related problems; assessment; college students; drinking games