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The utility of a gender-specific definition of binge drinking on the AUDIT
Janine V Olthuis1, Byron L Zamboanga, Lindsay S Ham
1Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. janine.olthuis@dal.ca
Objective:
Although binge drinking is commonly defined as the consumption of at least 5 drinks in 1 sitting for men and 4 for women, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) defines binge drinking as the consumption of 6 or more drinks in 1 sitting for both men and women. This study examined the effect of using gender-specific binge drinking definitions on overall AUDIT scores.
Participants:
Participants were 331 college men and 1224 college women.
Methods:
Participants completed a self-report questionnaire, which included the AUDIT.
Results:
Findings showed that defining binge drinking as 4 or more drinks for women, rather than 6 or more, does impact their AUDIT scores and could affect the percentage of women classified as hazardous users. Among men, AUDIT scores were unaffected by the use of a gender-specific definition of binge drinking.
Conclusions:
Results suggest that the AUDIT might be underidentifying hazardous users among college women.
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