Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Center for the Study of Health & Risk Behaviors, 1100 NE 45th St, Suite 405, Box 354944, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Addict Behav. 2012 Jul;37(7):803-10. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.03.003. Epub 2012 Mar 10.
Prepartying, also known as pre-gaming, has emerged as a high-risk drinking event among U.S. college students. Research on factors related to prepartying behavior is in its relative infancy. The present study provides prevalence rates for prepartying across ethnic groups and examines how social context (whether prepartying took place with primarily male, female, or coed groups) and demographic factors may influence prepartying behavior. Participants were students from two West Coast universities (N=2546) whom identified as White, Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA), Hispanic/Latino(a), or African American. The percentage of students who reported prepartying at least once in the past month, as well as the frequency and number of drinks consumed for prepartying occasions, varied by ethnic group and sex. A greater proportion of White students (60%) reported prepartying than Hispanic/Latino(a) (52%), African American (44%), and APIA (37%) students, though Hispanic/Latino(a) students who prepartied did so as often and consumed similar amounts of alcohol as White prepartiers. Across all ethnic groups, females who reported prepartying in coed groups consumed significantly more drinks than those who prepartied in primarily female groups. Finally, prepartiers within all ethnic groups consumed more drinks per week and experienced a higher number of alcohol-related consequences than non-prepartiers. The results suggest that future research and prevention programs should target prepartying and other high-risk events in at-risk students of ethnically diverse backgrounds and also consider the effects of gender in prepartying contexts on alcohol use.
先饮（prepartying），也被称为预饮（pre-gaming），已成为美国大学生中一种高风险的饮酒行为。与先饮行为相关的研究仍处于起步阶段。本研究提供了不同族裔群体先饮的流行率，并探讨了社会环境（先饮是否主要发生在男性、女性或男女混合群体中）和人口统计学因素如何影响先饮行为。参与者是来自两所西海岸大学的学生（N=2546），他们自认为是白人、亚太裔美国人（APIA）、西班牙裔/拉丁裔（Hispanic/Latino(a)）或非裔美国人。报告过去一个月至少有一次先饮经历的学生比例，以及先饮时饮用的饮料频率和数量，因族裔和性别而异。报告先饮的白人学生比例（60%）高于西班牙裔/拉丁裔（52%）、非裔（44%）和亚太裔美国人（37%）学生，尽管先饮的西班牙裔/拉丁裔学生和白人先饮者一样频繁，且饮用的酒精量相似。在所有族裔群体中，报告在男女混合群体中先饮的女性比在主要为女性群体中先饮的女性饮用的饮料量显著更多。最后，所有族裔群体中的先饮者每周饮用的饮料量更多，且经历的与酒精相关的后果数量也高于非先饮者。研究结果表明，未来的研究和预防计划应针对不同族裔背景的高危学生中的先饮和其他高危事件，并考虑性别在先饮环境中对酒精使用的影响。
