Altnagelvin Hospital, Western Health & Social Care Trust, Londonderry, UK.
Institute of Nursing & Health Research, School of Nursing, Ulster University, Belfast BT37 0QB, UK.
Perspect Public Health. 2017 Nov;137(6):326-336. doi: 10.1177/1757913917710569. Epub 2017 May 24.
Before an attempt is made to develop any population-specific behavioural change programme, it is important to know what the factors that influence behaviours are. The aim of this study was to identify what are the perceived determinants that attribute to young people's choices to both consume and misuse alcohol.
Using a descriptive survey design, a web-based questionnaire based on the Theory of Triadic Influence was administered to students aged 18-29 years at one university in Northern Ireland.
Out of the total respondents ( n = 595), knowledge scores on alcohol consumption and the health risks associated with heavy episodic drinking were high (92.4%, n = 550). Over half (54.1%, n = 322) cited the Internet as their main source for alcohol-related information. The three most perceived influential factors of inclination to misuse alcohol were strains/conflict within the family home ( M = 2.98, standard deviation ( SD) = 0.18, 98.7%, n = 587), risk taking/curiosity behaviour ( M = 2.97, SD = 0.27, 97.3%, n = 579) and the desire not to be socially alienated ( M = 2.94, SD = 0.33, 96%, n = 571). Females were statistically significantly more likely to be influenced by desire not to be socially alienated than males ( p = .029). Religion and personal reasons were the most commonly cited reasons for not drinking.
Future initiatives to reduce alcohol misuse and alcohol-related harms need to focus on changing social normative beliefs and attitudes around alcohol consumption and the family and environmental factors that influence the choice of young adult's alcohol drinking behaviour. Investment in multi-component interventions may be a useful approach.
在尝试制定任何特定于特定人群的行为改变计划之前，了解影响行为的因素非常重要。本研究的目的是确定影响年轻人选择饮酒和滥用酒精的感知决定因素。
使用描述性调查设计，在北爱尔兰一所大学的学生中，基于三元影响理论的网络问卷进行了调查。
在总共的受访者（n = 595）中，对饮酒知识和与重度饮酒相关的健康风险的得分很高（92.4%，n = 550）。超过一半（54.1%，n = 322）的人表示互联网是他们获取与酒精相关信息的主要来源。易滥用酒精的三个最被认为有影响力的因素是家庭内部的紧张/冲突（M = 2.98，标准差（SD）= 0.18，98.7%，n = 587）、冒险/好奇行为（M = 2.97，SD = 0.27，97.3%，n = 579）和避免被社会排斥的愿望（M = 2.94，SD = 0.33，96%，n = 571）。女性比男性更容易受到避免被社会排斥的影响（p =.029）。宗教和个人原因是不饮酒的最常见原因。
未来减少酒精滥用和与酒精相关的伤害的举措需要集中在改变社会对饮酒的规范信念和态度，以及影响年轻成年人饮酒行为选择的家庭和环境因素。投资多组分干预措施可能是一种有用的方法。
