Sexual Harassment, Psychological Distress, and Problematic Drinking Behavior Among College Students: An Examination of Reciprocal Causal Relations

The social norms media approach is an intervention designed to change college students drinking behavior by correcting false perceptions through normative feedback. The present study is a preliminary assessment of a social norms interventions attempt to decrease drinking amounts in students making the transition to university life. Data were collected on three groups of first-year students: (a) spring 1999 for baseline freshmen drinking norms, (b) summer 1999 to assess incoming freshmen drinking patterns, and (c) spring 2000 as a follow-up to assess effectiveness of the intervention for freshmen who entered fall 1999. Results indicated that the majority of freshmen students consistently drank in a moderate range (05 drinks), yet consistently overestimated their peers drinking levels. Incoming freshmen had significantly higher levels of drinking and greater misperceptions than baseline university freshmen. Results suggest the drinking rates significantly decreased for incoming freshmen from summer 1999 compared to spring 2000 follow-up norms. Also, the results suggest that normative feedback on college students drinking may be needed at the high school level to correct faulty perceptions prior to entering a university environment.

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Alcohol Use Disorder among Patients Suffered from Road Collisions in a Vietnamese Delta Province

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16132423 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (13) ◽

pp. 2423 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Hai Minh Vu ◽

Tung Thanh Tran ◽

Giang Thu Vu ◽

Cuong Tat Nguyen ◽

Chau Minh Nguyen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Problematic Drinking ◽

Current Context ◽

Educational Campaign ◽

Causes Of Deaths ◽

The Relationship

Traffic collisions have continuously been ranked amongst the top causes of deaths in Vietnam. In particular, drinking has been recognized as a major factor amplifying the likelihood of traffic collisions in various settings. This study aims to examine the relationship between alcohol use and traffic collisions in the current context of Vietnam. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 413 traffic collisions patients in six health facilities in the Thai Binh Province to investigate the level of alcohol consumption and identify factors influencing alcohol use among these patients. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) scale was used to determine the problematic drinking behavior of the participants. The percentage of patients having problematic drinking was more than 30%. Being male, having a high household income, and working as farmer/worker were risk factors for alcohol abuse. People causing accidents and patients with a traumatic brain injury had a higher likelihood of drinking alcohol before the accidents. This study highlights the necessity of more stringent laws on reducing drink-driving in Vietnam. In addition, more interventions, especially those utilizing mass media like educational campaign of good behavior on social networks, are necessary to reduce alcohol consumption in targeted populations in order to decrease the prevalence and burden of road injuries.

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Lifestyle and mental health correlates of psychological distress in college students

Health Education Journal ◽

10.1177/0017896915589421 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

pp. 370-382 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Adam P Knowlden ◽

Christine L Hackman ◽

Manoj Sharma

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Psychological Distress

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Sexual harassment of Chinese college students

Archives of Sexual Behavior ◽

10.1007/bf02437936 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 201-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Catherine So-kum Tang ◽

Michelle S. M. Yik ◽

Fanny M. C. Cheung ◽

Po-king Choi ◽

Kit-chun Au

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

Chinese College Students

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Mathematical Modeling of the Spread of Alcoholism Among Colombian College Students

Ingeniería y Ciencia ◽

10.17230/ingciencia.16.32.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (32) ◽

pp. 195-223

Author(s):

Edgardo Pérez

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Modeling ◽

College Students ◽

Mathematical Model ◽

Drinking Behavior ◽

Preventive Measure ◽

Nonlinear Mathematical Model ◽

Consumption Behavior ◽

Existence And Stability ◽

Drugs And Crime ◽

The Impact

In this paper, we present a nonlinear mathematical model, describing the spread of high-risk alcohol consumption behavior among college students in Colombia. We proved the existence and stability of the alcohol-free and drinking state equilibrium by means of Lyapunov function and LaSalle’s invariance principle. Also, we apply optimal control to study the impact of a preventive measure on the spread of drinking behavior among college students. Finally, we use numerical simulations and available data provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Colombian Ministry of Justice to validate the obtained mathematical model.

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