Department of Psychology, Clark Science Center, Smith College, 44 College Lane, Northampton, MA 01063, USA.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2011 Jun;25(2):340-5. doi: 10.1037/a0022252.
Pregaming is the practice of consuming alcohol prior to going out to a social event. Although pregaming has begun to receive research attention in the college setting, very little is known about this risky drinking behavior in high school students. As pregaming has health implications for both students who are college bound and those who are not, we examined the prevalence of this behavior in a sample of high school students who reported current alcohol use and completed pregaming measures (n = 233). The present study examined the associations of gender, age, alcohol expectancies, motivations for drinking (e.g., social, enhancement, and coping), and engagement in other risky drinking practices (i.e., general hazardous use and drinking game participation) with pregaming. Results indicate that pregaming was significantly associated with being older, being a male, having high levels of hazardous alcohol use, and participating in drinking games frequently. Pregaming also occurred most often before parties and sporting events and it was associated positively with frequency of attendance at parties where alcohol is available, the tendency to use alcohol at these parties, and the amount of alcohol consumed at these parties. We discuss the findings in the context of pregaming research that has been conducted with college students, and make suggestions regarding prevention and intervention efforts focused on this risky drinking practice.
预先饮酒是指在外出参加社交活动之前先饮酒。尽管在大学环境中，预先饮酒已经开始受到研究关注，但对于高中生的这种高风险饮酒行为却知之甚少。由于预先饮酒对即将上大学的学生和不上大学的学生的健康都有影响，我们调查了在报告当前饮酒且完成了预先饮酒措施的高中生样本中（n=233）这种行为的流行情况。本研究考察了性别、年龄、酒精期望、饮酒动机（如社交、增强和应对）以及参与其他高风险饮酒行为（即一般危险使用和饮酒游戏参与）与预先饮酒之间的关联。结果表明，预先饮酒与年龄较大、男性、高危险饮酒水平以及经常参加饮酒游戏显著相关。预先饮酒也最常发生在聚会和体育赛事之前，并且与参加有酒供应的聚会的频率、在这些聚会上使用酒精的倾向以及在这些聚会上饮酒的量呈正相关。我们根据已经在大学生中进行的预先饮酒研究的结果讨论了这些发现，并就针对这种高风险饮酒行为的预防和干预措施提出了建议。
