Trangenstein Pamela J, Yeh Jih-Cheng, Sparks Alicia, Arria Amelia M, Greenfield Thomas K, Jernigan David H
Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, 6001 Shellmound St #450, Emeryville, CA 94608.
Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Dec 12. doi: 10.15288/jsad.24-00170.
More than half of United States college students are harmed by the drinkers around them. If findings from research on adults generalize to college students, then there will be consequences associated with these alcohol-related harms to others (AHTOs). This study aimed to determine whether harms from others' drinking were associated with key academic and mental health indicators of the college experience.
Data were from a probability-based sample of college students (n=1,822, 64.9% cisfemale, 68.6% white, 11.3% Black, 15.6% Hispanic/Latinx) conducted Oct-Nov 2021. Predictors included domains of five alcohol-related harms to others (AHTOs): harassment, physical, sexual, academic, and babysitting drinkers. Six binary outcomes included 1) Satisfied with college, 2) Satisfied with academic performance, 3) grade point average (GPA) ≥ 3.0, 4) Depression, 5) Suicidal ideation, and 6) Mental distress.
Harassment AHTOs were associated with lower college satisfaction (=0.54, 95% =0.38, 0.84) and suicidal ideation (=1.74, 95% =1.08, 2.82). Physical AHTOs were associated with lower odds of academic satisfaction (=0.33, 95% =0.19, 0.59) and GPA ≥ 3.0 (=0.42, 95% =0.22, 0.83). Academic AHTOs were associated with lower odds of being satisfied with college (=0.27, 95% =0.14, 0.52) and one's academic performance (=0.27, 95% =0.14, 0.50) and higher odds of mental distress (=2.27, 95% =1.31, 3.94). Finally, sexual AHTOs were associated with higher odds of depression (=2.77, 95% =1.34, 5.77).
AHTOs are associated with mental health and academic challenges on college campuses. Longitudinal studies should investigate whether these associations persist over time.
超过半数的美国大学生受到周围饮酒者的伤害。如果针对成年人的研究结果适用于大学生，那么这些与酒精相关的他人伤害（AHTO）将会产生相应后果。本研究旨在确定他人饮酒造成的伤害是否与大学经历中的关键学业和心理健康指标相关。
数据来自2021年10月至11月对大学生进行的基于概率的抽样（n = 1822，64.9%为顺性别女性，68.6%为白人，11.3%为黑人，15.6%为西班牙裔/拉丁裔）。预测因素包括与酒精相关的对他人的五种伤害（AHTO）领域：骚扰、身体伤害、性伤害、学业伤害和照顾醉酒者。六个二元结果包括：1）对大学满意，2）对学业成绩满意，3）平均绩点（GPA）≥3.0，4）抑郁，5）自杀意念，6）心理困扰。
骚扰性AHTO与较低的大学满意度（β = 0.54，95%置信区间 = 0.38，0.84）和自杀意念（β = 1.74，95%置信区间 = 1.08，2.82）相关。身体伤害性AHTO与较低的学业满意度（β = 0.33，95%置信区间 = 0.19，0.59）和GPA≥3.0（β = 0.42，95%置信区间 = 0.22，0.83）几率相关。学业伤害性AHTO与较低的大学满意度（β = 0.27，95%置信区间 = 0.14，0.52）和学业成绩满意度（β = 0.27，95%置信区间 = 0.14，0.50）几率以及较高的心理困扰几率（β = 2.27，95%置信区间 = 1.31，3.94）相关。最后，性伤害性AHTO与较高的抑郁几率（β = 2.77，95%置信区间 = 1.34，5.77）相关。
AHTO与大学校园中的心理健康和学业挑战相关。纵向研究应调查这些关联是否会随时间持续存在。
