TABLE 1.
Changes in Drinking for All Participants, Athletes vs. Non-Athletes, and Pledging vs. Not Pledging a Sorority
| Last Month High School Mean (SD) |
First Month College Mean (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|
| All Participants (N = 263) | ||
| Total Drinks | 14.11 (28.47) | 16.24 (26.73) |
| Drinking Days | 3.03 (4.72) | 3.25 (3.94) |
| Average Drinks | 2.49 (3.01) | 2.81 (2.83) |
| Max Drinks | 3.62 (4.62) | 4.28 (4.75)* |
| Binge Drinking Episodes | 1.68 (3.45) | 2.00 (3.32) |
| Athletes (N = 43) | ||
| Total Drinks | 23.30 (32.28)a | 18.49 (23.78) |
| Drinking Days | 4.65 (5.90)a | 3.28 (4.04) |
| Average Drinks | 3.75 (2.98)b | 2.95 (3.05) |
| Max Drinks | 5.81 (5.18)b | 4.53 (4.85) |
| Binge Drinking Episodes | 3.19 (5.18)b | 2.56 (3.55) |
| Non-Athletes (N = 221) | ||
| Total Drinks | 12.31 (27.39) | 15.91 (27.28)* |
| Drinking Days | 2.71 (4.39) | 3.24 (3.93) |
| Average Drinks | 2.24 (2.96) | 2.80 (2.80)** |
| Max Drinks | 3.19 (4.38) | 4.25 (4.47)** |
| Binge Drinking Episodes | 1.38 (2.92) | 1.90 (3.27)** |
| Women Pledging A Sorority (N = 95) | ||
| Total Drinks | 13.89 (20.47) | 21.86 (26.67)b** |
| Drinking Days | 3.36 (5.07) | 4.48 (4.41)c*** |
| Average Drinks | 2.51 (2.91) | 3.28 (2.74)* |
| Max Drinks | 3.70 (4.37) | 5.20 (4.84)b* |
| Binge Drinking Episodes | 1.72 (3.07) | 2.89 (3.72)c** |
| Women Not Pledging A Sorority (N = 148) | ||
| Total Drinks | 11.85 (26.38) | 11.42 (20.98) |
| Drinking Days | 2.61 (4.55) | 2.43 (3.36) |
| Average Drinks | 2.21 (2.86) | 2.44 (2.62) |
| Max Drinks | 3.16 (4.46) | 3.59 (4.33) |
| Binge Drinking Episodes | 1.45 (3.57) | 1.38 (2.84) |
Notes.
Asterisks represent a significant increase from pre-college to first month of college (W/N groups/left to right: * p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001).
Superscripts a, b, and c represent a significant difference in means between groups (B/W groups/top to bottom) during equivalent time periods (a = p < .05, b = p < .01, c = p < .001).