Day drinking among college students and its association with risky substance use behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Day drinking, or drinking during the daytime, is a term used colloquially in the media and among college students based on anecdotal evidence. Drinking at tailgate parties, generally thought to be a type of day drinking, tends to be particularly heavy and to achieve levels comparable to drinking on holidays and special occasions. The objective of this study was to assess how many and how often students day drink and whether day drinking days (i.e., days drinking began before 4:00 p.m.) were associated with heavy drinking, legal intoxication, negative alcohol-related consequences, and three risky substance use behaviors.

Methods

We conducted a longitudinal daily diary study of college students who were followed for their first seven semesters of college. The analyt

SUBMITTER: Calhoun BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712458 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature