ArticleAddictive behaviors2022
Pre-game drinking among young adults and its association with positive and negative alcohol consequences.
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- A mobile-based pregaming drinking prevention intervention for college students: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023Trial
- Pregaming promotes risky drinking patterns and alcohol-induced blackouts: A day-level study among young adults who report high-intensity drinking.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
- Post-College Social Roles, Stress, and Alcohol Use.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Order of Cannabis and Alcohol Use on Pregaming and Non-Pregaming Days Among College Students.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Article
- A daily-level examination of willingness to pregame, blackout, and hook up across drinking days: Associations with respective behavioral outcomes among adolescents and young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2024Article
- Pregaming potentiates risk between UPPS-P impulsivity and day-level drinking behavior: A test of person-environment transactions theory.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- A latent profile analysis of social anxiety, depression, and pregaming motives among heavy-drinking college students.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- An Examination of Pregaming Behavior and Motives among Sexual and Gender Minority College Students.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- Alcohol-induced blackouts among college student drinkers: A multilevel analysis.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Longitudinal examination of high-risk drinking contexts: Daytime drinking, pregaming, and drinking games linked to high-risk alcohol use and negative consequences in young adults.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPre-gaming, or drinking before going out, is common among young adults and associated with heavier drinking and negative consequences. However, findings have been mixed as to whether a unique, day-level association between pre-gaming and negative consequences exists independent of alcohol intake. It is also unknown whether young adults experience more positive consequences of alcohol use on days they engage in pre-gaming. This study tested day-level associations between pre-gaming and positive and negative consequences, controlling for same-day alcohol intake, as well as whether these associations were moderated by person- and day-level variables.
methodsParticipants were 148 young adult heavy drinkers (M
resultsPrior to adjusting for alcohol intake, Poisson multilevel models showed that participants reported more negative and positive consequences on days they pre-gamed and those who reported pre-gaming more often throughout the study also experienced more negative and positive consequences overall. After controlling for alcohol intake, a positive, day-level association between pre-gaming and positive consequences remained. There was no evidence of moderation of study associations by person- or day-level variables.
conclusionThe unique association between pre-gaming and positive consequences may help explain why pre-gaming is linked with heavy drinking and other risky behaviors as positive consequences have been shown to reinforce such behaviors. Findings suggest pre-gaming may be a useful intervention point for alcohol reduction programs.
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