Group volume over time during the social drinking period according to alcohol condition and group sex composition
Alcohol increased the volume of social exchange to a greater extent in all-male groups than in groups containing females. (Alcohol brought the volume of all-male group interaction up to the level of female groups.)
*Alcohol’s effects on volume did not differ between groups containing 1 vs. 2 vs. 3 women. Consistent with our prior work (Fairbairn, Sayette, Aalen, & Frigessi, in press) we found that the only significant interaction with alcohol emerged with respect to the distinction between groups that contained any women versus those with no women.