Document Type
Article - post-print
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The present study examined risk factors related to “blacking out” (e.g., temporary periods of memory loss during drinking) during preparty drinking events (i.e., pregaming, predrinking). Participants were students from two universities on the West Coast who reported past month prepartying (N = 2,546) in online surveys administered in the fall of 2008. Among these students, 25% (n = 636) reported blacking out during at least one occasion in which they prepartied in the past month. A logistic regression model underscored that Greek student affiliation, family history of alcohol abuse, frequency of prepartying, and both playing drinking games and consuming shots of liquor while prepartying increased the likelihood of blacking out. Limitations and implications for future research and collegiate prevention strategies are discussed.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
LaBrie, J. W., Hummer, J., Kenney, S., Lac, A., & Pedersen, E. (2011). Identifying Factors That Increase the Likelihood for Alcohol-Induced Blackouts in the Prepartying Context. Substance Use & Misuse, 46(8), 992–1002. http://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2010.542229
Publisher Statement
This is an author-manuscript of an article accepted for publication in Substance Use & Misuse following peer review. The version of record LaBrie, J. W., Hummer, J., Kenney, S., Lac, A., & Pedersen, E. (2011). Identifying Factors That Increase the Likelihood for Alcohol-Induced Blackouts in the Prepartying Context. Substance Use & Misuse, 46(8), 992–1002 is available online at: http://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2010.542229.
