Zamboanga Byron L, Tomaso Cara C
Smith College , Northampton, MA , USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2014 Sep;40(5):349-52. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2014.949728.
Drinking games are high-risk, social drinking activities comprised of rules that promote participants' intoxication and determine when and how much alcohol should be consumed. Despite the negative consequences associated with drinking games, this high-risk activity is common among college students, with participation rates reported at nearly 50% in some studies. Empirical research examining drinking games participation in college student populations has increased (i.e. over 40 peer-reviewed articles were published in the past decade) in response to the health risks associated with gaming and its prevalence among college students. This Special Issue of The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse seeks to advance the college drinking games literature even further by addressing understudied, innovative factors associated with the study of drinking games, including the negative consequences associated with drinking games participation; contextual, cultural, and psychological factors that may influence gaming; methodological concerns in drinking games research; and recommendations for intervention strategies. This Prologue introduces readers to each article topic-by-topic and underscores the importance of the continued study of drinking games participation among college students.
饮酒游戏是高风险的社交饮酒活动，其包含的规则会促使参与者醉酒，并决定何时以及饮用多少酒精。尽管饮酒游戏存在负面影响，但这种高风险活动在大学生中很常见，一些研究报告的参与率接近50%。鉴于与这种游戏相关的健康风险及其在大学生中的流行程度，针对大学生群体中饮酒游戏参与情况的实证研究有所增加（例如，在过去十年中有40多篇同行评议文章发表）。《美国药物与酒精滥用杂志》的这一特刊旨在通过探讨与饮酒游戏研究相关的未充分研究的创新因素，进一步推动大学生饮酒游戏文献的发展，这些因素包括参与饮酒游戏带来的负面后果；可能影响游戏的背景、文化和心理因素；饮酒游戏研究中的方法学问题；以及干预策略建议。这篇前言逐篇介绍了每篇文章的主题，并强调了持续研究大学生参与饮酒游戏情况的重要性。
