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British girls outdrink boys — and most of Europe
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/british-teenage-girls-alcohol-m32b8r9zl
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/british-teenage-girls-alcohol-m32b8r9zl
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24 Comments
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee · 37 pts · 1y
How was the study done? Is there an angle where girls are more likely to admit this/click on a button than boys? (Yes, studies should account for this kind of thing, but we know what "should" means).
Interesting either way.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · 28 pts · 1y
Maybe it also depends on the definition of "drunk"? The level of inebriation that's considered "drunk" could be different between teenage boys and girls.
eltoukan@jlai.lu · 11 pts · 1y
I also think this bias was probably taken into account if it exists, I'm more interested in how they translated "drunk" in other languages (or if they used more precise phrasing). I feel like the translation could be perceived as a weaker or stronger level of intoxication than what is meant in English by drunk.
However, the wording of the article makes it feel like this is not the only study reporting similar results, so that's a good sign (well, or bad..).
brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 1y
Fink they asked m bout bein smashed m8? Absolutely leathered, legless, n wellied
Agent641@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
A good study would try to correct for biases such as that.
BearGun@ttrpg.network · 2 pts · 1y
Key word being "try", never any guarantees that they were successful.
Franconian_Nomad@feddit.org · 26 pts · 1y
Whooo! Girl power!!!!
ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 1y
Not... like that.
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al · 4 pts · 1y
Queens!
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 4 pts · 1y
Traditional drunks, yes
Iapar@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · -13 pts · 1y
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu · 2 pts · 1y
What?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 1y
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 1y
Any explanation, or any way to back up your statement?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 1y
homoludens@feddit.org · 12 pts · 1y
That's an indication that genetic factors might be at play, not a proof that they are - let alone a proof that "alcoholism is genetic".
As per Wikipedia: it's complex, but "Genetic factors account for 40–60% of the risk factors for alcoholism."
barsoap@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
...the largest genetic impact on alcoholism should be not having alcohol dehydrogenase, that is, not being able to break down alcohol in a half-way sensible manner. "Asian flush syndrome". Might be present in immigrant populations, but those don't tend to be the ones culturally transferring British binging culture.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 1y
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu · 7 pts · 1y
You inherit more things then your gens from your parents, namely they are the ones who raise you
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 1y
That's . . true. ?
Hjalamanger@feddit.nu · 9 pts · 1y
Yes, and means you have not by any means proven to me that alcoholism is genetic, only that it's inherited from your parents
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · -12 pts · 1y
poVoq@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/LwfS1eBUd4M
or: https://www.wave3.com/2021/10/08/behind-forecast-why-sky-isnt-really-blue-you-think/
gjoel@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
Citation Needed.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · -3 pts · 1y
No. BAD.
rumschlumpel@feddit.org · -2 pts · 1y
Gender is a social construct!
Saleh@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
Different metabolism and efficiency, dosage and side effects of drugs and medicines aren't social constructs though.
E.g. alcohol abuse in women is different to alcohol abuse in men.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Sex isn't.