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“Man-ing” up and getting drunk: The role of masculine norms, alcohol intoxication and alcohol-related problems among college men

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Iwamoto, Derek Kenji, Cheng, Alice, Lee, Christina S., Takamatsu, Stephanie, Gordon, Derrick·2011·Addictive Behaviors
DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.04.005PMC PMC3118921
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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 perceived peer norms. Results indicate that fraternity status and higher perceived peer norms regarding drinking increased the risks of getting drunk and experiencing alcohol-related consequences. Specifically, the masculine norms of being a "playboy", risk-taking, and winning were risk factors of drinking to intoxication; while, being a "playboy", risk-taking, and self-reliance increased the risks of alcohol-related problems. Primacy of work and heterosexual presentation were two masculine norms that were protective of drinking to intoxication. Our findings contribute to important future considerations for prevention, clinical interventions, and public-health implications in college settings.

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  • Researchers who introduced controls for peer groups or social capital found comparable or diminished effects when relating fraternity membership to consumption patterns.

    “Interestingly, researchers who introduced controls for peer groups or social capital found comparable (Iwamoto et al., 2011) or diminished (Weitzman & Chen, 2005) effects when relating fraternity membership to consumption patterns.”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Iwamoto et al., 2011

    The Results (§3.1; page unavailable) report a strong association between fraternity involvement and drinking to intoxication in a model that also includes perceived peer drinking norms. The Discussion (§4; page unavailable) calls fraternity status the most robust predictor. The paper does not compare the fraternity effect before and after adding peer norms, so the claim that the effects were comparable is not established. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Iwamoto et al. (2011) showed fraternity membership was correlated with drinking to intoxication (r = .25), a relationship identical to the masculine norm of being a playboy (r = .25).

    “In their single-institution study of men (n = 776), the researchers showed fraternity membership was correlated with drinking to intoxication (r = .25),a relationship identical to the masculine norm of being a playboy (r = .25).”

    From The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996–2013) (2014) · cites this paper as Iwamoto et al. (2011)

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Authors
Iwamoto, D. K., Cheng, A., Lee, C. S., Takamatsu, S., & Gordon, D.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • University of Rhode Island (US)
  • Brown University (US)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Iwamoto, Derek Kenji
ORCID
Venue
Addictive Behaviors
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-09
Volume
36
Issue
9
Pages
906-911
ISSN
0306-4603 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.04.005
PMC
PMC3118921
OpenAlex
W1971667457
Cited by
194
References
7
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FWCI
5.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA018730, T32DA019426)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
masculine norms, male university students, alcohol intoxication, alcohol-related consequences, perceived peer norms, gender differences in drinking, risk-taking, self-reliance, alcohol prevention
MeSH terms
Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Intoxication, California, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Male, Peer Group, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Social Conformity, Universities, Young Adult, Masculinity

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