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Prevalence and correlates of alcohol-induced blackouts among college students: results of an e-mail survey.

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White, AM; Jamieson-Drake, DW; Swartzwelder, HS
Published in: J Am Coll Health
November 2002

The authors conducted an e-mail survey of 772 college students to learn more about their experiences with blackouts. Approximately half (51%) of those who had ever consumed alcohol reported they had experienced a blackout at some point in their lives, and 40% had experienced 1 in the year before the survey. Among those who drank in the 2 weeks before the survey, nearly 1 in 10 (9.4%) had experienced a blackout during that period. Many later learned that, during the blackout, they had vandalized property, driven an automobile, had sexual intercourse, or engaged in other risky behaviors. Experiencing 3 or more blackouts was associated with a variety of other experiences, including heavier drinking, lower grades, an earlier age of drinking onset, and having others express concerns about their drinking. The female students who reported blackouts during the 2 weeks before the survey drank far less than male students did during this time period, supporting the use of gender-specific definitions of risky drinking.

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J Am Coll Health

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0744-8481

Publication Date

November 2002

Volume

51

Issue

3

Start / End Page

117 / 131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • United States
  • Unconsciousness
  • Substance Abuse
  • Students
  • Risk-Taking
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys
 

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White, A. M., Jamieson-Drake, D. W., & Swartzwelder, H. S. (2002). Prevalence and correlates of alcohol-induced blackouts among college students: results of an e-mail survey. J Am Coll Health, 51(3), 117–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448480209596339
White, Aaron M., David W. Jamieson-Drake, and H Scott Swartzwelder. “Prevalence and correlates of alcohol-induced blackouts among college students: results of an e-mail survey.J Am Coll Health 51, no. 3 (November 2002): 117–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448480209596339.
White AM, Jamieson-Drake DW, Swartzwelder HS. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol-induced blackouts among college students: results of an e-mail survey. J Am Coll Health. 2002 Nov;51(3):117–31.
White, Aaron M., et al. “Prevalence and correlates of alcohol-induced blackouts among college students: results of an e-mail survey.J Am Coll Health, vol. 51, no. 3, Nov. 2002, pp. 117–31. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/07448480209596339.
White AM, Jamieson-Drake DW, Swartzwelder HS. Prevalence and correlates of alcohol-induced blackouts among college students: results of an e-mail survey. J Am Coll Health. 2002 Nov;51(3):117–131.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Am Coll Health

DOI

ISSN

0744-8481

Publication Date

November 2002

Volume

51

Issue

3

Start / End Page

117 / 131

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Universities
  • United States
  • Unconsciousness
  • Substance Abuse
  • Students
  • Risk-Taking
  • Prevalence
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Surveys