Faculty of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Gdansk College of Health, Poland.
Faculty of Management and Quality Science, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2022 Dec 27;29(4):543-553. doi: 10.26444/aaem/152408. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
In recent years, researchers have pointed to the growing popularity of energy drinks (EDs) in adolescents. This is a worrying trend due to the fact that energy drink (ED) consumption in this age group poses health risks. Among factors that could predict ED consumption, are attitudes towards EDs. The aim of the study was to identify attitudes towards EDs, and to investigate associations between these attitudes and ED consumption behaviours. The study also aimed to assess whether attitudes and ED consumption behaviours were differentiated by variables, such as gender, stage of education, socio-economic status and academic achievement.
The study was conducted among adolescents aged 13-19 years living in the Pomeranian Province (northern Poland). An anonymous questionnaire with a scale to identify attitudes towards EDs was used in the study. Results were assessed as statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.
According to the results, 2/3 of the surveyed adolescents consumed EDs. Boys, high school students and students with poorer academic achievement consumed EDs more often than girls, middle school students and very good students. The adolescents preferred a single ED intake at the level of 250 mL. The distribution of the results in this regard was differentiated by gender and academic achievement. The prevailing percentage of the respondents had ambivalent attitudes towards EDs. It was found that negative attitudes towards EDs were expressed by a higher percentage of the girls and the very good students. Positive attitudes towards EDs were associated with frequent ED consumption and with a high level of single ED intake.
The results allow the conclusion that attitudes towards EDs identified in the studied sample can be considered an important factor related to ED consumption behaviorus.
近年来，研究人员指出，青少年对能量饮料（EDs）的需求日益增长。这是一个令人担忧的趋势，因为这一年龄段的能量饮料（ED）消费对健康构成风险。在可能预测 ED 消费的因素中，有对 ED 的态度。本研究的目的是确定对 ED 的态度，并调查这些态度与 ED 消费行为之间的关联。该研究还旨在评估态度和 ED 消费行为是否因性别、教育阶段、社会经济地位和学业成绩等变量而有所不同。
该研究在居住在波兰北部波美拉尼亚省的 13-19 岁青少年中进行。研究中使用了一份包含识别 ED 态度量表的匿名问卷。结果在 p≤0.05 时被评估为具有统计学意义。
根据研究结果，三分之二的被调查青少年饮用 ED。男孩、高中生和学业成绩较差的学生比女孩、初中生和成绩优异的学生更常饮用 ED。青少年更喜欢单次摄入 250 毫升的 ED。在这方面，结果的分布因性别和学业成绩而有所不同。大多数受访者对 ED 的态度是矛盾的。研究发现，对 ED 的负面态度表现出更高比例的女孩和成绩优异的学生。对 ED 的积极态度与频繁饮用 ED 以及单次摄入高剂量 ED 有关。
研究结果表明，在研究样本中确定的对 ED 的态度可以被认为是与 ED 消费行为相关的一个重要因素。
