COLUMBUS, Ohio – A bachelorette party may be a girls’ night out, but some of the girls behave like guys and that may not be a good thing, according to some researchers at Ohio State.
Four out of five women who answered a survey about bachelorette party behavior said they engaged in binge drinking, which is defined for women as four drinks in two hours, says Cynthia Buettner, OSU associate professor of human sciences.
Buettner says the women who answered her survey drank an average of five drinks on the day of the celebration, leading Buettner to suggest the women are trying to “drink like a guy” to earn positive attention from men.
Buettner, lead author of the new survey study, published in the Journal of Substance Use, says her quantitative look at “bachelorette party culture,” says there could be a bright spot: The wedding season might provide an opportunity to warn young women about the risks of binge drinking and recommend ways to stay safe.