Drinking Games Participation Among Female Students at a Regional Australian University

Title
Drinking Games Participation Among Female Students at a Regional Australian University
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
Murugiah, Sera
Scott, John
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9027-9425
Email: jscott6@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jscott6
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1080/15332640.2014.892462
UNE publication id
une:15353
Abstract
Participation in drinking games (DGs) by university students is often associated with heavy drinking and negative social and health impacts. Although research in Australia indicates that university students tend to drink at risky levels, there is paucity of literature on DGs among students, especially those residing at regional universities. This research examined drinking among female college students of white background. Eighteen female students participated in face-to-face in-depth interviews to describe their DG experiences. Most women played DGs for social and monetary reasons, with many drinking high volumes of alcohol during the game. Excessive drinking was linked with the type of beverage consumed. Despite knowing the health risks associated with DGs, there was a strong social imperative for these young women to play these games. Research and public health initiatives to better understand and address problematic drinking activities in rural and regional Australia have tended to ignore women and the dominant white populations whose heavy drinking has been largely restricted to private spheres.
Link
Citation
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 13(2), p. 139-157
ISSN
1533-2659
1533-2640
Start page
139
End page
157

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