HEC/News: Guys want girls to curb drinking (The Washington Times)

HEC/News
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Guys want girls to curb drinking
The Washington Times (DC) March 10, 2009
By Jennifer Harper

"'Our research suggests women believe men find excessive drinking
sexually attractive and appealing, but it appears this is a giant
misperception,' said lead author Joseph LaBrie, an associate professor
of psychology at [Loyola Marymount University]."

"His study, based on a survey of 3,616 students at his own school and
the University of Washington, found that 71 percent of the girls
overestimated the amount of alcohol that the typical college man hoped
his girlfriend or date would consume. More than a fourth - 26 percent -
thought the menfolk wanted their female companions to consume five
drinks or more..."

"'Both estimates were nearly double what the men actually preferred,'
said the study, which was published in 'Psychology of Addictive
Behaviors,' an academic journal of the American Psychological
Association..."

Full article available at
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/10/guys-want-girls-to-curb-drin
king/

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