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Pre-gaming: Alcohol Consumption of Underage and Of-age College Students

Smith, Hollie E.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1264615751

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2010, Master of Arts, Marietta College, Psychology.
The previous literature on the pre-gaming phenomena is scant. The present study furthered this literature by exploring the rates of pre-gaming between of-age and underage students, as well as the differing reasons for why each group of students are pre-gaming. The relationship between the amounts of alcohol consumed while pre-gaming and the age of the college student were also examined. No significant differences were found in the frequency of pre-gaming or the average amount of alcohol consumed while pre-gaming in the two age groups. However, underage students’ reported reasons for pre-gaming differed from of-age students’ reasons. Less risk of getting caught was reported to be more important to underage students while cost was reported to be more important to of-age students. In addition, peer pressure had a significant effect on the average amount of alcohol consumed while pre-gaming by underage students.
Ryan May, PhD (Advisor)
Mark Sibicky, PhD (Committee Member)
31 p.
Psychology
pre-gaming; front loading; alcohol; college students; pregaming

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  • Smith, H. E. (2010). Pre-gaming: Alcohol Consumption of Underage and Of-age College Students [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1264615751

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Smith, Hollie. Pre-gaming: Alcohol Consumption of Underage and Of-age College Students. 2010. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1264615751.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Smith, Hollie. "Pre-gaming: Alcohol Consumption of Underage and Of-age College Students." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1264615751

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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