Socioeconomic differences in the use of alcohol and drunkenness in adolescents: Trends in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study in Finland 1990–2014

Liu, Yang; Lintonen, Tomi; Tynjälä, Jorma; Villberg, Jari; Välimaa, Raili; Ojala, Kristiina; Kannas, Lasse

doi:10.1177/1403494816684118

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“…The results consistently show that the prevalence has dropped across social strata, but not necessarily to the same extent. The US study found that the reduction in frequent binge drinking was smaller in low than in high SES groups , while the decline in regular drunkenness in Finland was weaker among girls with low perceived family wealth than among other girls . Moreover, two studies identified small subgroups of youth whose drinking increased since the turn of the century.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast to younger teenagers, the proportion reporting regular drunkenness actually increased among Finnish 18-year-olds in the 2000s [21]. Moreover, a US study of [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] year-olds showed that the younger the age groups, the steeper was the downward drinking trend [48]. Among young adults, the decline in the period 2000-2016 was negligible.…”

Section: Less Drinking Across Age and Gender?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adolescents drink less: How, who and why? A review of the recent research literature

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Rossow

Brunborg

2018

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Adolescents drink less: How, who and why? A review of the recent research literature

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Rossow

Brunborg

2018

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Very few studies assessed alcohol consumption behaviors and/or academic performance among university students in Finland. Segregated studies examined some variables in isolation, younger or older age groups, or did not include academic performance, [49][50][51]; included one type of alcohol consumption behavior among medical students only [52]; or were outdated [53]. This is despite that the levels of alcohol consumption in Finland, although close to the OECD average, have increased over the last 30 years [54]; and the prevalence of HED in 2016 among those aged 15-19 years in the population was 31.9% and among drinkers only of the same age was 51.6% [55].…”

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Is Alcohol Consumption Associated with Poor Perceived Academic Performance? Survey of Undergraduates in Finland

Ansari

Salam

Suominen

2020

IJERPH

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The relationship between academic performance and alcohol consumption among students remains inconsistent. We assessed this relationship, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics across seven faculties at the University of Turku (1177 undergraduates). An online questionnaire assessed: seven sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, year/discipline of study, accommodation type, being in intimate relationship, parental education, and income sufficiency); two perceived academic performance (students’ subjective importance of achieving good grades and students’ appraisal of their academic performance compared to peers); and six alcohol consumption behaviors (length of time, amount consumed, frequency, heavy episodic drinking, problem drinking, and possible alcohol dependence). Simple logistic regression assessed relationships between sociodemographic and academic variables with alcohol consumption behaviors; multiple logistic regression assessed the same relationships after controlling for all other variables. Students reported long duration and large amount of drinking (46% and 50%), high frequency of drinking (41%), heavy episodic drinking (66%), problem drinking (29%), and possible alcohol dependence (9%). After controlling, gender was associated with all alcohol consumption behaviors, followed by religiosity (associated with four alcohol behaviors), living situation, marital status, age (each associated with two alcohol behaviors), and parental education and year of study (each associated with one alcohol behavior). Study discipline, income sufficiency, importance of achieving good grades, and academic performance compared to peers were not associated with any alcohol behaviors. Universities need to assess problem drinking and alcohol use disorders among students. Prevention strategies are required to reduce risk. Health promotion efforts could focus on beliefs and expectations about alcohol and target student groups at risk for more efficient and successful efforts.

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“…For example, health differences can be seen both globally and between different socioeconomic groups 34,[36][37][38] . Adolescents can have different opportunities in relation to their knowledge, education, social relationships and socio-economic position 29,36,39 . Thus, rights, duties and responsibilities in relation to their health choices need to be examined in relation to their individual situation, as well as, in relation to their wider contextual circumstances.…”

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Developing a scale: Adolescents’ health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities

Moilanen¹,

Pietilä

Coffey

et al. 2019

Nurs Ethics

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Background: Adolescents’ health choices have been widely researched, but the ethical basis of these choices, namely their rights, duties, and responsibilities, have been disregarded and scale is required to measure these. Objective: To describe the development of a scale that measures adolescents’ rights, duties, and responsibilities in relation to health choices and document the preliminary scale testing. Research design: A multi-phase development method was used to construct the Health Rights Duties and Responsibilities ( HealthRDR) scale. The concepts and content were defined through document analysis, a systematic literature review, and focus groups. The content validity and clarity of the items were evaluated by expert panel of 23 adolescents, school nurses, and researchers. We calculated the content validity index and the content validity ratio at on item and scale levels. Preliminary testing was conducted with 200 adolescents aged 15–16 years. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha correlation, and statistics for the item-analysis were calculated. Ethical considerations: Ethical approval and permission were obtained according to national legislation and responsible research practice was followed. Informed consent was obtained from the participants and the parents were informed about the study. Findings: The Health Rights Duties and Responsibilities scale comprises of four sub-scales with 148 items: 15 on health choices, 36 on rights, 47 on duties, and 50 on responsibilities. The items had a 0.93 content validity index and a 0.85 content validity ratio. Cronbach’s alpha correlation coefficient was 0.99 for the total scale and the individual sub-scales scores were health choices (0.93), rights (0.97), responsibilities (0.99), and duties (0.98). Discussion: The findings are discussed in light of the ethical concepts and validity and reliability of the developed scale. Conclusion: The Health Rights Duties and Responsibilities scale defines and understands adolescents’ rights, duties, and responsibilities in relation to health choices and has good content validity. Further testing and refinement of the concepts are needed.

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Socioeconomic differences in the use of alcohol and drunkenness in adolescents: Trends in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study in Finland 1990–2014

Cited by 21 publications

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Adolescents drink less: How, who and why? A review of the recent research literature

Adolescents drink less: How, who and why? A review of the recent research literature

Is Alcohol Consumption Associated with Poor Perceived Academic Performance? Survey of Undergraduates in Finland

Developing a scale: Adolescents’ health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities

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