Table 2.
Group Comparisons of Drinking Game (n=150) and Non-Drinking Game (n=154) participants.
| Drinking Games M (SD) | Non-Drinking Games M (SD) | χ2/ t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male Gender | 101 (69%) | 88 (57%) | 4.66 | .03 |
| Year in School | ||||
| Freshman | 98 (67.1%) | 100 (65.7%) | 2.35 | .50 |
| Sophomore | 32 (21.9%) | 33 (21.7%) | ||
| Junior | 13 (8.9%) | 11 (7.2%) | ||
| Senior | 3 (2.1%) | 8 (5.3%) | ||
| Age | 18.64 (.81) | 18.73 (.92) | 0.83 | .41 |
| Caucasian | 147 (98%) | 144 (94%) | 7.92 | .44 |
| Drinking Frequency | 9.75 (5.36) | 10.18 (6.72) | −0.61 | .54 |
| Heavy drinking days | 7.97 (4.48) | 7.72 (5.52) | −0.41 | .69 |
| Typical Number of Drinks per Occasion | 7.99 (3.25) | 6.70 (3.23) | 3.43 | <.01 |
| Typical BACa | 0.12 (0.07) | 0.11 (0.07) | 1.94 | .05 |
| B-YAACQ | 7.68 (4.89) | 7.08 (4.45) | 1.03 | .31 |
| Days Playing Drinking Games | 7.09 (4.99) | 6.29 (5.01) | 1.34 | .18 |
| Days Pregamingb | 6.13 (4.78) | 6.54 (5.52) | 0.35 | .40 |
| Event Aversiveness | 2.90 (1.44) | 3.28 (1.62) | −2.20 | .03 |
| Event Responsibility | 3.93 (1.63) | 4.06 (1.78) | −0.68 | .50 |
| Event BAC | 0.171 (0.12) | 0.148 (0.10) | 1.81 | .07 |
Note. B-YAACQ = Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire. Recall period for all alcohol questions is the past month.
a
Two of the participants in the non-pregaming group did not provide enough information to calculate a typical BAC.
b
A subset of this sample (n = 95) completed this question.