Does it really matter that I do not remember my night? Consequences related to blacking out among college student drinkers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol-induced blackouts (AIBs) are experienced frequently by college student drinkers and are more likely to occur on days with high-intensity drinking (HID; 8+ for females/10+ for males) than non-HID days. Research suggests that AIBs are associated with experiencing other alcohol-related consequences (ARCs), including more serious ARCs (SARCs; e.g., legal and sexual consequences), but we do not know whether individuals experience more ARCs and more SARCs on occasions when they black out than when they do not black out. This study examines the associations between AIBs and the total number of both ARCs and SARCs.

Methods

Students (N = 462, 51.7% female, 87.7% White, M_age  = 20.1) were assessed across 6 weekends via e-surveys (80%-97% response rate). M

SUBMITTER: Richards VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10834833 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature