Kawaida Kyoko, Yoshimoto Hisashi, Goto Ryohei, Saito Go, Ogai Yasukazu, Morita Nobuaki, Saito Tamaki, Takahashi Satomi
Graduate School of Social Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
Department of Family Medicine, General Practice and Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
Tohoku J Exp Med. 2018 Nov;246(3):183-189. doi: 10.1620/tjem.246.183.
Binge drinking by college students is a problematic behavior. However, data on binge drinking and the reasons for drinking by college students in Japan are scarce. We explored the reasons for drinking among college students. The study used a cross-sectional design and a self-administered questionnaire. From December 2016 to March 2017, we sampled undergraduate and graduate students aged 20 or older at 35 colleges in the Kanto region of Japan. The questionnaire addressed 1) frequency of drinking alcohol, 2) amount of drinking per day, 3) frequency of binge drinking in the past year, and 4) reasons for drinking (with 12 possible responses). The t-test was used to compare the means between binge drinkers and non-binge drinkers. Logistic regression analysis was conducted on binge drinking and the reasons for drinking. The participants included 303 men and 260 women. Significant differences between men and women included the presence of binge drinking (men: 74.9%; women: 59.6%). Among male students, the statistically significant reasons given for binge drinking were "to feel happy or be in a good mood" and "to relieve stress," whereas among female students, the reasons were "to feel happy or be in a good mood," "to facilitate interpersonal relationships," "to forget something bad," and "to relieve stress." The reasons for drinking associated with binge drinking were identified. It is important to incorporate these results into preventive education about binge drinking aimed at college students in Japan.
大学生酗酒是一种有问题的行为。然而，关于日本大学生酗酒及饮酒原因的数据却很匮乏。我们探究了大学生饮酒的原因。该研究采用横断面设计和自填式问卷。在2016年12月至2017年3月期间，我们对日本关东地区35所高校20岁及以上的本科生和研究生进行了抽样。问卷涉及1)饮酒频率、2)每日饮酒量、3)过去一年中酗酒的频率，以及4)饮酒原因（有12种可能的回答）。采用t检验比较酗酒者和非酗酒者之间的均值。对酗酒及饮酒原因进行了逻辑回归分析。参与者包括303名男性和260名女性。男女之间的显著差异包括酗酒情况（男性：74.9%；女性：59.6%）。在男学生中，酗酒的统计学显著原因是“感到快乐或心情好”和“缓解压力”，而在女学生中，原因是“感到快乐或心情好”、“促进人际关系”、“忘记不好的事情”和“缓解压力”。确定了与酗酒相关的饮酒原因。将这些结果纳入针对日本大学生的酗酒预防教育中很重要。
