title: Frequency of drinking games participation and alcohol-related problems in a multiethnic sample of college students: do gender and ethnicity matter?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A drinking game (DG) is a high-risk, social drinking activity that consists of certain rules (i.e., when to drink and how much to consume) designed to promote inebriation and that requires each player to perform a cognitive and/or motor task (Zamboanga et al., 2013). Research suggests that non-White or female students who play DGs are at an increased risk of experiencing alcohol-related problems. Thus, this study examined whether the associations between DG participation and alcohol-related problems were similar for men and women and across ethnic groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  College students (N=7409; 73% women; 64% White, 8% Black, 14% Hispanic, 14% Asian) from 30 U.S. colleges/universities completed self-report questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Controlling for age, site, Greek membership (i.e., membership in a fraternity or sorority), and typical alcohol consumption, results indicated that the association between DG participation and alcohol-related problems was stronger for men compared to women. With respect to ethnicity, the association between these variables was stronger among Black women than Black men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings from this large-scale study highlight the need to closely investigate how gender and ethnicity moderate the associations between DG participation and alcohol-related problems. College intervention efforts designed to address high-risk drinking behaviors such as DG participation might consider paying close attention to ethnic minority populations, perhaps particularly Black women.
authors.affiliation: Smith College, USA. Electronic address: bzamboan@smith.edu.
authors.forename: Byron L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Zamboanga
authors.affiliation: Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines; De La Salle University, Philippines.
authors.forename: Ivan Jacob Agaloos
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Pesigan
authors.affiliation: Smith College, USA.
authors.forename: Cara C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tomaso
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, USA.
authors.forename: Seth J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Lindsay S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Melina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bersamin
authors.affiliation: University of Texas-Austin, USA.
authors.forename: Su Yeong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Florida International University, USA.
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University, USA.
authors.forename: Linda G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Larry F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Forthun
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA.
authors.forename: Susan Krauss
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Whitbourne
authors.affiliation: Pomona College, USA.
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol use; College students; Drinking games; Ethnicity; Gender