Publication year: 2011
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 May 2011
Derek Kenji, Iwamoto , Alice, Cheng , Christina S., Lee , Stephanie, Takamatsu , Derrick, Gordon
Compared to college women, college men face elevated risks for problematic drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences. These risks highlight the critical need to investigate gender issues and risk factors contributing to intoxication and related problems among men. Theoretical models suggest that conforming to masculine norms or the beliefs and expectations of what it means to be a man, may help explain patterns of problematic drinking among men. The current study advances the literature by investigating the association between masculine norms, drinking to intoxication, and alcohol-related consequences among 776 undergraduate males after taking into account the importance of fraternity status and…
Research Highlights: ► Conforming to masculine norms or the beliefs, expectations of what it means to be a man, may help explain patterns of problematic drinking among men. ► Fraternity status and higher perceived peer norms in drinking were positively associated with drinking to intoxication; fraternity status was also related to alcohol-related consequences. ► Masculine norms: playboy, risk-taking and winning were risk factors of drinking to intoxication, while playboy, risk taking and self-reliance increased the risks of alcohol-related problems. ► Masculine norms primacy of work and heterosexual presentation were protective factors of drinking to intoxication.