@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of predrinking and associated risks: a survey in a sample of German high school students",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2013",
author="Wahl, Sonja and Sonntag, Tobias and Roehrig, Jeanette and Kriston, Levente and Berner, Michael M.",
volume="58",
number="2",
pages="197-205",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Finding predictors for predrinking and placing the new phenomenon of predrinking on a greater database. Predrinking is defined as alcohol consumption, alone or with friends, at home or at public places, before going out in the evening to a party or in bars or discotheques. METHODS: Data were collected from a representative sample of 757 ninth- and tenth-grade students from 31 high schools located in a south German rural region and a city. RESULTS: Predrinkers, especially those who show this behaviour frequently, were notably more likely to engage in hazardous drinking, and experienced significantly more frequent involvements in fights and alcohol-induced blackouts. They also stated more often that they had the intention of getting drunk when consuming alcohol. CONCLUSIONS: Predrinking proves to be a high-risk behaviour, particularly when it occurs at a high frequency. This behaviour has to be seen as part of a new youth culture, which does not seem to be limited to a certain subgroup-with all of the associated risks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-012-0409-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0409-2"
}