Examining the factor structure of the Motives for Playing Drinking Games measure among Australian university students

George, Amanda M.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Martin, J. C.; Olthuis, Janine V.

doi:10.1111/dar.12830

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“…Results indicated that participants who played DGs frequently or consumed more drinks while playing also reported greater DG harms. The direction (Borsari et al, 2014; George et al, 2018; Johnson & Sheets, 2004) and strength (George et al, 2018) of these associations are consistent with other studies conducted with university students in the U.S. and Australia. This modified B-YAACQ-DG offers a valuable tool for comparing DG consequences among men/women and college/noncollege-attending young adults.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Despite this, only a handful of studies have assessed negative outcomes that occurred as a result of playing DGs among college students in the U.S. (e.g., Borsari et al, 2014; Diulio et al, 2014; Johnson & Stahl, 2004; Ray et al, 2014) and abroad (George & Zamboanga, 2018; George, Zamboanga, Martin, & Olthuis, 2018). For example, Johnson and Sheets (2004) assessed DG consequences and found that on average, men experienced more negative outcomes from playing DGs than women.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Examining drinking game harms as a function of gender and college student status.

Zamboanga¹,

Napper²,

George³

et al. 2019

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Drinking game (DG) participation among young adults is widespread. Because heavy alcohol consumption is commonly associated with playing DGs, this activity presents a health risk for those who play. In the present study, we explored the most common negative DG consequences experienced by young adults and how DG consequences differed by gender and college status. Participants were young adult drinking gamers (N ϭ 1,600; age 18 -25; M age ϭ 22.6; 47% men; 41% noncollege students; 77% White) recruited from Amazon's Mechanical Turk. They completed an online anonymous survey which included items on the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire that were modified to measure DG consequences experienced in the past month. Over half of the participants reported experiencing a hangover, saying/doing embarrassing things, having less energy, and feeling sick as a result of playing DGs. Using IRT analysis, we also found differential item functioning (DIF) on several items across gender and college status. We then created a short-form version of the DG consequences measure that excluded items demonstrating DIF, and based on this modified measure, we examined differences in severity of negative DG consequences as a function of gender and college status. Controlling for age, college status, DG frequency/consumption, and alcohol use on non-DG occasions, we found that men experienced slightly more DG consequences than women. Similar findings emerged for college students compared to noncollege students. This study is an important first step toward understanding who is most at risk for experiencing certain types of negative DG consequences and how researchers/practitioners could measure this construct.

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Examining drinking game harms as a function of gender and college student status.

Zamboanga¹,

Napper²,

George³

et al. 2019

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“…Finally, coping-related drinking motives were negatively associated with the likelihood of playing DGs in-person. This finding aligns with studies conducted with U.S. ( Zamboanga et al, 2019 ) and Australian university students ( George et al, 2018 ) in which coping did not emerge as a motive to play DGs. We also observed a small but statistically significant association between COVID-related fears and coping motives in the current sample ( Table 1 ).…”

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What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year

Zamboanga

Blumenthal

Ramarushton

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“…We acknowledge that this review does not provide insight into the differential association of motives with the problematic use of specific types of smartphone content (e.g., social networking, gaming). Consistent with substance use (Bachrach et al, 2012;George et al, 2018), it has been proposed that certain motives are likely unique to the problematic engagement in specific types of content accessible via a smartphone (Brand et al, 2019;Brand et al, 2016;Panova & Carbonell, 2018). However, as has been seen in the substance use literature (Cooper, 1994;Cooper et al, 2015;Kuntsche et al, 2005), there is also likely to be a set of core motives underlying generalised PSU, although there is yet to be consensus on precisely which motives.…”

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The association of motives with problematic smartphone use: A systematic review

Sullivan

George

2023

Cyberpsychology

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Motives for smartphone use may be key factors underlying problematic smartphone use (PSU). However, no study has reviewed the literature investigating the association of motives with PSU. As such, we conducted a systematic review to: (a) determine which smartphone use motives were associated with PSU; and (b) examine the potential indirect and moderating effects of motives in the relationship of psychosocial factors with PSU. We identified 44 studies suitable for inclusion in our systematic review. There was extensive heterogeneity in smartphone use motives measures across the studies, including 55 different labels applied to individual motives dimensions. Categorisation of these motives based on their definitions and item content identified seven motives that were broadly assessed across the included studies. Motives which reflected smartphone use for mood regulation, enhancement, self-identity/conformity, passing time, socialising, and safety were generally positively associated with PSU. There were indirect effects of depression, anxiety, and transdiagnostic factors linked to both psychopathologies on PSU via motives, particularly those reflecting mood regulation. Stress and anxiety variously interacted with pass-time, social, and a composite of enhancement and mood regulation motives to predict PSU. However, the heterogeneity in the measurement of smartphone use motives made it difficult to determine which motives were most robustly associated with PSU. This highlights the need for a valid and comprehensive smartphone use motives measure.

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Examining the factor structure of the Motives for Playing Drinking Games measure among Australian university students

Abstract: While the MPDG measure shows promise for assessing drinking game-specific motives, the need to consider the applicability of MPDG subscales across different samples was apparent.

Cited by 17 publications

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Examining drinking game harms as a function of gender and college student status.

Examining drinking game harms as a function of gender and college student status.

What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year

The association of motives with problematic smartphone use: A systematic review

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