A new study presented at the American Sociological Association meet in Denver on Monday revealed that students who regularly indulge in binge drinking claimed that they were happier when compared to their sober classmates.

The study was conducted by researchers at Colgate University who conducted a survey of more than 1,500 students of whom more than 64 percent indulged in binge drinking.

The researchers said that one of the reasons for binge drinking could be the desire to be accepted in a high status group of friends.