Department of Technology and Society, State University of New York-Korea, 119 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro, Incheon 21985, Korea.
Department of Writing and Rhetoric, University of Utah Asia Campus; 119 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro Yeongsu-Gu, Incheon 21985, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 18;17(14):5192. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17145192.
This study examines Korean college students' rates and the severity of various negative consequences resulting from the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption and the unique factors that are affecting this problem in the Korean context in comparison to other countries. It assesses how much gender, age and other associated respondent characteristics mediate alcohol use and the resulting negative consequences among the population. A stratified representative sample of 4803 valid student respondents attending 82 colleges participated in the alcohol consumption survey, of which 95% reported drinking in past 12 months. Drinking is measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) screening tool. Based on this test, composite scores for each participant were computed and students were grouped into four risk groups: (a) nondrinkers, (b) light drinkers, (c) moderate drinkers and (d) heavy drinkers. Outcome measures include 21 validated items evaluating self-reported alcohol-related negative consequences. Rates of negative consequences are reported for each drinking risk group stratified by gender. Descriptive statistics, stepwise regression, multivariate linear regression and MANOVA tests were used to analyze the data. The study found that female respondents in the sample who consumed alcohol in the past 12 months drank 11.5 percent less than males (AUDIT-C score μ = 6.0 and 6.7, respectively), and there was a greater proportion of females (5.1 percent) who were nondrinkers than males (4.6 percent). Yet, when females drank, they experienced 11.8 percent more negative consequences on average than males (μ = 1.9 and 1.7, respectively). The study attempts to explain this apparent contradiction. The self-reported rates for many individual negative consequences also varied discernibly by gender. The study concludes with suggestions for how alcohol prevention on Korean college campuses would benefit from targeting females and males differently.
本研究考察了韩国大学生的饮酒频率和数量所导致的各种负面后果的发生率和严重程度，以及与其他国家相比，影响韩国这一问题的独特因素。它评估了性别、年龄和其他相关受访者特征在多大程度上调节了人群中的饮酒行为和由此产生的负面后果。一项分层的代表性抽样调查，共调查了 82 所大学的 4803 名有效学生受访者，其中 95%的学生报告在过去 12 个月内饮酒。饮酒行为通过酒精使用障碍识别测试-消费（AUDIT-C）筛查工具进行测量。基于该测试，为每位参与者计算了综合得分，并将学生分为四个风险组：（a）不饮酒者，（b）轻度饮酒者，（c）中度饮酒者和（d）重度饮酒者。结果衡量标准包括 21 个经过验证的项目，评估自我报告的与酒精相关的负面后果。根据性别对每个饮酒风险组的负面后果发生率进行分层报告。使用描述性统计、逐步回归、多元线性回归和 MANOVA 检验对数据进行分析。研究发现，样本中过去 12 个月内饮酒的女性受访者的饮酒量比男性少 11.5%（AUDIT-C 得分 μ 值分别为 6.0 和 6.7），且女性非饮酒者的比例（5.1%）高于男性（4.6%）。然而，当女性饮酒时，她们平均经历的负面后果比男性多 11.8%（μ 值分别为 1.9 和 1.7）。本研究试图解释这一明显的矛盾。许多个体负面后果的自我报告发生率也因性别而异。研究最后提出了在韩国大学校园开展酒精预防工作时，针对男性和女性采取不同策略的建议。
