School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2020 Nov-Dec;68(8):922-926. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1640224. Epub 2019 Jul 30.
Alcohol-related facial flushing occurs in individuals who are unable to metabolize ethanol effectively and is associated with increased cancer risk. This study describes college students' understanding of the meaning of flushing for how much alcohol a person should drink and their use of over-the-counter medications and other strategies to reduce its visible effects. The sample includes 335 White and Asian college students who reported facial flushing after an alcoholic drink. Students completed an online survey in the spring of their junior year. Most students reported that flushing had no special meaning for drinking or that they did not know what it meant. Six percent reported ever using strategies to hide facial flushing; they were mostly Asian, and those using these strategies drank more alcohol. Findings identify a need for targeted alcohol education with Asian college students who drink alcohol despite experiencing the flushing response.
酒精相关的面部潮红发生在那些无法有效代谢乙醇的人身上,与癌症风险增加有关。这项研究描述了大学生对潮红含义的理解,即一个人应该喝多少酒,以及他们使用非处方药物和其他策略来减少其可见效果。该样本包括 335 名白人及亚裔大学生,他们在饮用酒精饮料后出现面部潮红。学生们在大三春季学期完成了一项在线调查。大多数学生报告说,潮红对饮酒没有特殊意义,或者他们不知道这意味着什么。6%的人报告曾经使用过策略来掩饰面部潮红;他们大多是亚裔,而且使用这些策略的人饮酒更多。研究结果表明,对于那些尽管出现潮红反应仍饮酒的亚裔大学生,需要有针对性地进行酒精教育。