Characteristics of predrinking and associated risks: A survey in a sample of German high school students
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Characteristics of predrinking and associated risks: A survey in a sample of German high school students. / Wahl, Sonja; Sonntag, Tobias; Roehrig, Jeanette; Kriston, Levente; Berner, Michael M.
in: INT J PUBLIC HEALTH, Jahrgang 58, Nr. 2, 01.04.2013, S. 197-205.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Characteristics of predrinking and associated risks: A survey in a sample of German high school students
AU - Wahl, Sonja
AU - Sonntag, Tobias
AU - Roehrig, Jeanette
AU - Kriston, Levente
AU - Berner, Michael M
PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adolescent Behavior
KW - Alcohol Drinking
KW - Alcoholic Intoxication
KW - Alcoholism
KW - Female
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Logistic Models
KW - Male
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Rural Population
KW - Schools
KW - Students
KW - Urban Population
KW - Violence
U2 - 10.1007/s00038-012-0409-2
DO - 10.1007/s00038-012-0409-2
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23007874
VL - 58
SP - 197
EP - 205
JO - INT J PUBLIC HEALTH
JF - INT J PUBLIC HEALTH
SN - 1661-8556
IS - 2
ER -