This study explored the association between attendance at the “Bud World Party,” a family entertainment venue created by Anheuser-Busch for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and alcohol-related beliefs and current drinking behaviors for a group of 7th and 8th graders who attend a middle school in close proximity to the downtown Salt Lake City plaza where the exhibit and related events were located. Data were collected via a questionnaire administered to 283 students 30 days after the closing ceremonies. Logistic regression was used to predict recent alcohol consumption. Significant predictors were race (non-white) (OR = 3.9), religiosity (OR = .72), having a parent who drinks (OR = 4.8), the number of best friends who drink (OR = 2.5), and the interaction for “Bud World Party” attendance and gender (OR = 33.2). Post-hoc analysis of the interaction effect indicated that the relationship between “Bud World Party” attendance and recent alcohol consumption is moderated by gender. Girls who visited “Bud World Party” were more likely than the boys to have consumed alcohol in the past 30 days. In addition, the girls who visited “Bud World Party” were more likely to believe that drinking would increase their chances of popularity at school than the students who did not.
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