Washington: When it comes to alcohol, men tend to be greater risk takers, as binge drinking is more likely to them get into trouble, a new research found out.
Professor of counseling and educational psychology Steve Benton, professor of psychology Ronald Downey and assistant professor of counseling and educational psychology and also assistant director of Counseling Services Sheryl Benton have conducted the study.
Benton said the study had found that students who tend to have attitudes that make them greater risk takers are more likely to get into trouble when drinking.
"Students who tend to have attitudes that make them greater risk takers are more likely to get into trouble when drinking. Even when controlling the amount of alcohol, it's not how much you drink that affects the amount of trouble, but how risky you are," he said.
The researchers also found that women, on the other hand, tend to use more protective strategies.
The strategies include drinking only with friends, counting the number of drinks, limiting the amount of money spent on drinking and eating food before drinking.
"We know that males tend to be heavier drinkers than females. The more you drink, the more you get into trouble. We found that the protective strategies are especially beneficial to male students, because they drink more than females, as well as to students who have six or more drinks," he added.
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