The Utility of the AUDIT in Screening for Drinking Game Involvement among Female College Students

Abstract Drinking games (DG) facilitate heavy alcohol consumption in a short period and are associated with negative experiences. We examined the utility of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) cut-off scores to identify DG involvement. Findings indicated an AUDIT score of at least 5 is...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of adolescent health 2007-04, Vol.40 (4), p.359-361
Main Authors: Zamboanga, Byron L., Ph.D, Horton, Nicholas J., Sc.D, Tyler, Kristin M.B, O’Riordan, Siobhan S, Calvert, Barbara D, McCollum, Elan C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol use
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - prevention & control
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drinking games
Female
Games, Experimental
Humans
Medical sciences
New England
Pediatrics
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Social Behavior
Students - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Toxicology
Universities
Women
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Abstract Drinking games (DG) facilitate heavy alcohol consumption in a short period and are associated with negative experiences. We examined the utility of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) cut-off scores to identify DG involvement. Findings indicated an AUDIT score of at least 5 is needed to identify gamers among students at a women’s college. Prevention implications are discussed.
ISSN:1054-139X
1879-1972
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.11.139