College Drinking Games and Observed Consequences.

Autor/inn/en	Newman, Ian M.; Crawford, Janet K.
Titel	College Drinking Games and Observed Consequences.
Quelle	(1991) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monografie
Schlagwörter	Graue Literatur; Alcohol Abuse; College Students; Drinking; Games; Higher Education; Interpersonal Competence; Interpersonal Relationship; Sex Differences; Social Behavior; Social Characteristics; Social Differences; Social Influences; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Trinken; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Gesellschaftsbild; Sozialer Unterschied; Sozialer Einfluss; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	A study was done to examine the role of college student drinking games, the consequences of playing drinking games, and the motivational nuances involved in playing these games. A typology of drinking games is presented; it includes five categories: (1) consumption games (who can consume the most alcohol during a given event); (2) skill games (the player who fails to complete a certain feat must take a drink); (3) Intelligence Quotient games (physical skill and intellectual concentration are required); (4) unity games (played by close friends in a noncompetitive atmosphere); and (5) team games (teams pitted against each other in any of the above formats). Data for this study were derived from a lengthy period of participant observations at college student parties, conducted off campus. The observer also interviewed a sample of 20 male and 20 female game players about their behavior. Observation results found that both male and female players consumed significantly more alcohol than non-game players; 60 percent of males and 85 percent of females experienced negative consequences from playing; and both men and women reported that games played a role in their socializing with the opposite sex. A figure that illustrates the relationship of significant concepts in drinking game behavior is included. (7 references) (JB)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC