Hone Liana S E, Carter Evan C, McCullough Michael E
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Evol Psychol. 2013 Sep 17;11(4):889-906. doi: 10.1177/147470491301100413.
Based on sexual selection theory, we hypothesized that sex differences in mating effort and social competitiveness-and subsequent sex differences in sexual and competitive motivations for participating in drinking games-are responsible for the well-documented sex differences in college students' drinking game behaviors. Participants in a cross-sectional study were 351 women and 336 men aged 17 to 26. In a mediation model, we tested sex differences in mating effort, social competitiveness, sexual and competitive motivations for participating in drinking games, drinking game behaviors, and alcohol-related problems. Men participated in drinking games more frequently, consumed more alcohol while participating in drinking games, and experienced more problems associated with drinking. These sex differences appeared to be partially mediated by mating effort, social competitiveness, and sexual and competitive motivations for participating in drinking games. Drinking games are a major venue in which college students engage in heavy episodic drinking, which is a risk factor for college students' behavioral and health problems. Thus, the functional perspective we used to analyze them here may help to inform public health and university interventions and enable better identification of at-risk students.
基于性选择理论，我们假设在求偶努力和社会竞争力方面的性别差异——以及随后在参与饮酒游戏的性动机和竞争动机方面的性别差异——是大学生饮酒游戏行为中充分记录的性别差异的原因。一项横断面研究的参与者为351名年龄在17至26岁之间的女性和336名男性。在一个中介模型中，我们测试了在求偶努力、社会竞争力、参与饮酒游戏的性动机和竞争动机、饮酒游戏行为以及与酒精相关问题方面的性别差异。男性更频繁地参与饮酒游戏，在参与饮酒游戏时饮用更多酒精，并且经历了更多与饮酒相关的问题。这些性别差异似乎部分由求偶努力、社会竞争力以及参与饮酒游戏的性动机和竞争动机所介导。饮酒游戏是大学生进行大量一次性饮酒的主要场所，而大量一次性饮酒是大学生行为和健康问题的一个风险因素。因此，我们在此用于分析它们的功能视角可能有助于为公共卫生和大学干预提供信息，并能更好地识别高危学生。
