Binge drinking and health behavior in medical students

Keller, Stefan; Maddock, Jay E.; Laforge, Robert G.; Velicer, Wayne F.; Basler, H.-D.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.05.017

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“…First of all, US students show different alcohol use behaviors, in that they consume alcohol less regularly than European students (Wicki, Kuntsche, & Gmel, 2010). In addition, risky alcohol consumption in the US is often related to formal organized structures such as fraternities, which are uncommon in Europe (Keller, Maddock, Laforge, Velicer, & Basler, 2007;Wicki et al, 2010). Furthermore, differences in legislation such as legal drinking age could result in differences in alcohol use perception between North-American and European University students (McAlaney et al, 2011;Wicki et al, 2010).…”

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Perception of High Alcohol Use of Peers Is Associated With High Personal Alcohol Use in First-Year University Students in Three Central and Eastern European Countries

Helmer

Sebena

McAlaney

et al. 2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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Abstract:Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess discrepancies between estimated peer and personal drinking behavior and to determine associations between perceptions of 2 peer and personal drinking behavior among university students from Hungary (HU), Lithuania (LT), and the Slovak Republic (SK).Methods: 2,554 freshman university students completed an online questionnaire on the frequency of their personal alcohol use, the number of heavy drinking occasions and on their perception concerning the corresponding drinking behavior of a typical student.Associations between perceived peer and personal use were analysed by means of logistic regression, adjusting for sex.Results: The majority of students across all countries thought their peers drink more frequently and are more often involved in heavy drinking occasions than themselves.Students who perceived the frequency of peer alcohol use to be higher were more likely to drink alcohol twice a week or more often (SR: OR=3.81, 95% CI=2.51-5.79; LT: OR=3.16, 95% CI=2.11-4.75; HU: OR=2.10, 95% CI=1.53-2.87) compared with students who drink alcohol monthly or less. Those who perceived the number of peer heavy drinking occasions as high were more likely to report heavy drinking weekly or more often (SR: OR=3.16, 95% CI=1.925.20; LT:OR=3.56, 95% CI=2.14-5.94; HU:OR=1.41, 95% CI=0.79-2.51) compared with students who report heavy drinking less than monthly.Conclusions/Importance: University students perceived peer alcohol use to be higher than their personal use. Given the association between perceptions and personal alcohol use, future research should investigate if targeting perceptions in the surveyed countries may have an impact on alcohol use.

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Perception of High Alcohol Use of Peers Is Associated With High Personal Alcohol Use in First-Year University Students in Three Central and Eastern European Countries

Helmer

Sebena

McAlaney

et al. 2016

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…The latter is likely a result of the party reputation associated with some large public universities and the efforts at some of those institutions to increase awareness about binge drinking and alcohol use in settings involving students. 11,12 One of the institutions included in this survey has a religious affiliation that could have impacted the faculty members' responses regarding this topic.…”

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Faculty Perceptions of Appropriate Faculty Behaviors in Social Interactions With Student Pharmacists

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Jones

Farris

et al. 2011

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To determine faculty and administrator perceptions about appropriate behavior in social interactions between pharmacy students and faculty members. Methods. Four private and 2 public colleges and schools of pharmacy conducted focus groups of faculty members and interviews with administrators. Three scenarios describing social interactions between faculty members and students were used. For each scenario, participants reported whether the faculty member's behavior was appropriate and provided reasons for their opinions. Results. Forty-four percent of those surveyed or interviewed considered interactions between faculty members and pharmacy students at a bar to be a boundary violation. Administrators were more likely than faculty members to consider discussing other faculty members with a student to be a boundary violation (82% vs. 46%, respectively, P ,0.009). A majority (87%) of faculty members and administrators considered ''friending'' students on Facebook a boundary violation. Conclusions. There was no clear consensus about whether socializing with students at a bar was a boundary violation. In general, study participants agreed that faculty members should not initiate friendships with current students on social networks but that taking a student employee to lunch was acceptable.

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“…The entrance into the university environment is considered a transitional moment in the lives of young people, because in many cases, universities are places where people have their first experience of independence, without the direct supervision of parents and family [2,3]. Moreover, researchers have shown that the academic years lead to major changes in risk behaviors such as increased stress, decreased levels of physical activity, inadequate eating habits and increased alcohol consumption and use of tobacco [2][3][4][5][6][7][8].…”

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The Simultaneous Presence of Health Risk Behaviors in Freshman College Students in Brazil

Silva

Petroski

2011

J Community Health

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The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with simultaneous health risk behaviors in freshmen college students enrolled in a Brazilian university. We interviewed 738 students (59.2% men) with average age of 20.1 years (CI 95%: 19.8-20.5). The risk behaviors assessed were smoking habit, alcohol use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. Independent variables were sex, age, employment, marital status, maternal education, study shift and socioeconomic level. It was found that 8.7% were smokers, 45.9% showed alcohol abuse, 59.4% had inadequate diet and 18.5% were physically inactive. Of the students, 20.2% showed no risk behavior, 39.1% one behavior, 29.0% two risk behaviors and 11.7% three and/or four risk behaviors. Males (OR: 2.04, CI 95%: 1.13-3.67) and night shift students (OR: 1.83, CI 95%: 1.01-3.33) were more likely to have three and/or four risk behaviors. Health promotion interventions focusing simultaneous behavior changes should be employed at the university.

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Binge drinking and health behavior in medical students

Cited by 77 publications

References 44 publications

Perception of High Alcohol Use of Peers Is Associated With High Personal Alcohol Use in First-Year University Students in Three Central and Eastern European Countries

Perception of High Alcohol Use of Peers Is Associated With High Personal Alcohol Use in First-Year University Students in Three Central and Eastern European Countries

Faculty Perceptions of Appropriate Faculty Behaviors in Social Interactions With Student Pharmacists

The Simultaneous Presence of Health Risk Behaviors in Freshman College Students in Brazil

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