Binge Drinking: Not the Word of Choice

Educators and researchers strive to use terms that reflect a replicable measure of behavior. A term commonly used to describe drinking of a problematic nature is binge drinking. Binge drinking defines behavior by a number of drinks of an alcoholic beverage consumed in a space of time. The authors ar...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2003-07, Vol.52 (1), p.44-46
Main Authors: Goodhart, Fern Walter, Lederman, Linda C., Stewart, Lea P., Laitman, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
At Risk Persons
Behavior
Binge drinking
College campuses
college student alcohol use
College Students
Colleges
Colleges & universities
dangerous drinking
Definitions
Drinking
Ethanol - poisoning
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Problem drinking
Student Behavior
Students
Students - psychology
Teachers
Terminology as Topic
USA
Vocabulary
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Summary:Educators and researchers strive to use terms that reflect a replicable measure of behavior. A term commonly used to describe drinking of a problematic nature is binge drinking. Binge drinking defines behavior by a number of drinks of an alcoholic beverage consumed in a space of time. The authors argue that the term does not describe drinking behavior that students believe is problematic. They claim that students define problem drinking not in terms of quantity, but rather by the outcome (and occasionally by frequency), and attribute different negative connotations to the term binge. They suggest using a term that has shared meaning with students, such as dangerous drinking, to describe the drinking behavior that results in undesirable or unintended consequences.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448480309595723