Benz Madeline B, DiBello Angelo M, Balestrieri Sara G, Miller Mary Beth, Merrill Jennifer E, Lowery Ashley D, Mastroleo Nadine R, Carey Kate B
a Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies , Providence , Rhode Island , USA.
b Psychology Department , Clark University , Worcester , Massachusetts , USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2017 Jul 29;52(9):1133-1138. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1298620. Epub 2017 May 30.
College student alcohol use is a public health problem.
The aim of this study was to examine associations between residence and drinking behaviors among college students. We hypothesized that living off-campus independently or with peers would be associated with riskier drinking than living on-campus, and living with parents would be associated with less risky drinking than living on-campus.
We analyzed data from two separate studies conducted at two four-year universities in the Northeast. Study 1 examined data from 1286 students (57% female) attending a private university. In Study 2, analyses were replicated and extended with 2408 students (67% female) from a public university. We conducted regression analyses that controlled for age, race, gender, and class year to determine the unique association of residence on typical and peak drinking, frequency of heavy drinking, and alcohol-related consequences.
In both samples, students living off-campus without parents reported more frequent alcohol consumption, larger drinking quantities, more frequent heavy drinking, and a greater number of alcohol-related consequences than students living on-campus (ps <.001). In Study 2, students living off-campus with their parents exhibited significantly fewer risky drinking behaviors than those living on-campus (ps <.001).
Living off-campus - either independently or with peers - is a risk factor for heavy drinking and consequences. This group exhibits more risky drinking behaviors and alcohol-related consequences than students living on-campus, independent of age and class year. Therefore, students moving off-campus may be appropriate targets for alcohol misuse prevention programs.
大学生饮酒是一个公共卫生问题。
本研究旨在探讨大学生的居住情况与饮酒行为之间的关联。我们假设，与住在校内相比，独立在校外居住或与同龄人一起在校外居住会与更危险的饮酒行为相关联，而与父母一起在校外居住会比住在校内与风险较低的饮酒行为相关联。
我们分析了在东北部两所四年制大学进行的两项独立研究的数据。研究1分析了一所私立大学1286名学生（57%为女性）的数据。在研究2中，对来自一所公立大学的2408名学生（67%为女性）的数据进行了重复分析并加以扩展。我们进行了回归分析，对年龄、种族、性别和年级进行了控制，以确定居住情况与典型饮酒量和峰值饮酒量、重度饮酒频率以及与酒精相关后果之间的独特关联。
在两个样本中，独立在校外居住的学生比住在校内的学生报告饮酒更频繁、饮酒量更大、重度饮酒更频繁，且与酒精相关的后果更多（p值<.001）。在研究2中，与父母一起在校外居住的学生表现出的危险饮酒行为明显少于住在校内的学生（p值<.001）。
在校外居住——无论是独立居住还是与同龄人一起居住——都是重度饮酒及相关后果的一个风险因素。与住在校内的学生相比，这一组表现出更多危险的饮酒行为和与酒精相关的后果，且不受年龄和年级的影响。因此，搬离校内的学生可能是预防酒精滥用项目的合适目标人群。
