Perera Bilesha, Torabi Mohammad, Kay Noy S
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2011;23(1):33-7. doi: 10.1515/ijamh.2011.006.
This study examined the prevalence of alcohol use, alcohol-related problems, psychological distress, anxiety and depression mood and the relationship between these variables in a sample of 534 college students in the USA. In college men, 91% were current alcohol users (those who use alcohol at least once a month) and in college women 80% were current alcohol users (p < 0.01). Current users were further divided into two groups, moderate and heavy, considering the amount and frequency of alcohol use. Beer was more popular among moderate users than heavy users in both sexes. Over 90% of both moderate and heavy users in both men and women had used hard liquor in the 30-day period preceding the survey. College men had more alcohol-related problems than did college women. Blackouts, getting into fights and not being able to meet school responsibilities were the common alcohol-related adverse outcomes reported by the participants. No associations were found between alcohol use and distress and between alcohol use and depressive mood. Mean values of the anxiety scores, however, were higher in moderate users in the male sample compared to that of the female sample. The findings have implications for theories of alcohol-related psychological health in college students.
本研究调查了美国534名大学生样本中酒精使用情况、与酒精相关的问题、心理困扰、焦虑和抑郁情绪，以及这些变量之间的关系。在大学男生中，91%为当前饮酒者（即每月至少饮酒一次的人），在大学女生中，80%为当前饮酒者（p<0.01）。根据饮酒量和频率，当前饮酒者进一步分为适度饮酒者和重度饮酒者两组。在男女两性中，适度饮酒者比重度饮酒者更喜欢喝啤酒。在接受调查前30天内，超过90%的男性和女性适度饮酒者及重度饮酒者都饮用过烈性酒。大学男生比大学女生有更多与酒精相关的问题。参与者报告的常见与酒精相关的不良后果包括昏厥、打架以及无法履行学业责任。未发现酒精使用与困扰之间以及酒精使用与抑郁情绪之间存在关联。然而，男性样本中适度饮酒者的焦虑得分平均值高于女性样本。这些研究结果对大学生酒精相关心理健康理论具有启示意义。
