Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zamboanga, Byron L.
• Olthuis, Janine V.
• Kenney, Shannon R.
• Correia, Christopher J.
• Van Tyne, Kathryne
• Ham, Lindsay S.
• Borsari, Brian
• Maisto, Stephen A

Titel

Not Just Fun and Games: A Review of College Drinking Games Research From 2004 to 2013

Ist Teil von

• Psychology of addictive behaviors, 2014-09, Vol.28 (3), p.682-695

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Psychological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Drinking games are a high-risk social drinking activity consisting of rules and guidelines that determine when and how much to drink (Polizzotto et al., 2007). Borsari's (2004) seminal review paper on drinking games in the college environment succinctly captured the published literature as of February 2004. However, research on college drinking games has grown exponentially during the last decade, necessitating an updated review of the literature. This review provides an in-depth summary and synthesis of current drinking games research (e.g., characteristics of drinking games, and behavioral, demographic, social, and psychological influences on participation) and suggests several promising areas for future drinking games research. This review is intended to foster a better understanding of drinking game behaviors among college students and improve efforts to reduce the negative impact of this practice on college campuses.