ArticleSubstance use & misuse2016
PTSD and Pregaming in College Students: A Risky Practice for an At-Risk Group.
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- Sleep-Related Concerns Mediate the Association Between Cyber-Sexual Victimization and Psychological Distress Among Diverse University Students.Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking · 2025Article
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- The theory of preloading: A cognitive-behavioural motivational model.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Order of Cannabis and Alcohol Use on Pregaming and Non-Pregaming Days Among College Students.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Article
- Sexual Violence Victimization and Pregaming Protective Behavioral Strategies Among College Students.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- Pregame Heavy Episodic Drinking and Its Association With Negative Consequences and Other Risky Substance Use Behaviors.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Article
- A mobile-based pregaming drinking prevention intervention for college students: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2022Article
- Prepartying and incapacitated rape: Is drinking a risk factor or an outcome?Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Pre-game drinking among young adults and its association with positive and negative alcohol consequences.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Increased Risk for Sexual Violence Victimization on Drinking Days Involving Pregaming.Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma · 2022Article
- Day drinking among college students and its association with risky substance use behaviors.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
- Multifaceted impulsivity as a moderator of social anxiety and cannabis use during pregaming.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2020Article
- Development of a Measure to Assess Protective Behavioral Strategies for Pregaming among Young Adults.Substance use & misuse · 2020Article
- Access to environmental reward mediates the relation between posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol problems and craving.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2018Article
- History of Childhood Maltreatment and College Academic Outcomes: Indirect Effects of Hot Execution Function.Frontiers in psychology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundCollege students with trauma exposure and PTSD are at risk for problem drinking. This may include more specific hazardous drinking practices such as pregaming (drinking prior to a social event), which is linked to increased alcohol-related consequences.
objectivesThe present study examined the association between pregaming and alcohol consequences and the role of trauma exposure and PTSD in predicting pregaming and alcohol-related consequences in a sample of college students using Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling (MSEM). We also assessed specific risk associated with PTSD relative to trauma exposure alone in relation to our outcomes.
methodsParticipants were categorized into groups based on trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms via diagnostic interview: (1) No Trauma, those who had not experienced a Criterion A trauma; (2) Trauma Only, those who experienced a Criterion A trauma but did not currently have PTSD; and (3) PTSD, those with current full or partial PTSD related to a Criterion A trauma. Alcohol consumption and related consequences also were measured via interview (TLFB, B-YAACQ).
resultsFor all participants, nearly 50% more consequences were reported on pregaming days compared to nonpregaming drinking days. Those with PTSD were significantly more likely to pregame than those in the Trauma Only and No Trauma groups. Moreover, students with PTSD reported more consequences on pregaming days relative to the other two groups. In all analyses, the No Trauma and Trauma Only groups did not differ.
conclusionsPTSD may confer risk both for pregaming and experiencing harmful consequences on pregaming days.
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