TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Gender differences in predicting high-risk drinking among undergraduate students
JO  - Journal of drug education
A1  - Wilke, Dina J.
A1  - Siebert, Darcy Clay
A1  - Delva, Jorge
A1  - Smith, Michael P.
A1  - Howell, Richard L.
SP  - 79
EP  - 94
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in college students' high-risk drinking as measured by an estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC) based on gender, height, weight, self-reported number of drinks, and hours spent drinking. Using a developmental/contextual framework, high-risk drinking is conceptualized as a function of relevant individual characteristics, interpersonal factors, and contextual factors regularly mentioned in the college drinking literature. Individual characteristics include race, gender, and age; interpersonal characteristics include number of sexual partners and having experienced forced sexual contact. Finally, contextual factors include fraternity or sorority membership, living off-campus, and perception of peer drinking behavior. This study is a secondary data analysis of 1,422 students at a large university in the Southeast. Data were gathered from a probability sample of students through a mail survey. A three-step hierarchical logistic regression analysis showed gender differences in the pathway for high-risk drinking. For men, high-risk drinking was predicted by a combination of individual characteristics and contextual factors. For women, interpersonal factors, along with individual characteristics and contextual factors, predicted high-risk drinking, highlighting the importance of understanding female sexual relationships and raising questions about women's risk-taking behavior. Implications for prevention and assessment are discussed.
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SN  - 0047-2379
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -