Acceleration of drinking pace throughout the evening among frequently drinking young adults in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Previous studies have found that in some countries 'drinking pace' (number of drinks consumed per hour) increases during the course of an evening. We aimed to provide evidence of this acceleration from a culture in which binge drinking is prevalent and to test whether this is consistent across gender, day of week and in high-risk drinkers.

Design

Event-level data collected on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings over 5 consecutive weeks.

Setting

The Netherlands.

Participants

A total of 197 young adult frequent drinkers (48.7% women, mean age = 20.8).

Measurements

High-risk drinking (assessed by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) and gender were measured at baseline, and questionnaires were sent to participants' smartphon

SUBMITTER: Groefsema M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593745 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature