scholarly journals Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Party-Drug Use and Associated Problems among University Students in the Netherlands

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 2077-2088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura E. Kunst ◽  
Winifred A. Gebhardt
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychosocial Correlates

scholarly journals Social Study Resources and Social Wellbeing Before and During the Intelligent COVID-19 Lockdown in The Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Llewellyn Ellardus van Zyl
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Latent Growth ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Latent Growth Modelling ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rate Of Decline

AbstractThe first intelligent COVID-19 lockdown resulted in radical changes within the tertiary educational system within the Netherlands. These changes posed new challenges for university students and many social welfare agencies have warned that it could have adverse effects on the social wellbeing (SWB) of university students. Students may lack the necessary social study-related resources (peer- and lecturer support) (SSR) necessary to aid them in coping with the new demands that the lockdown may bring. As such, the present study aimed to investigate the trajectory patterns, rate of change and longitudinal associations between SSR and SWB of 175 Dutch students before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. A piecewise latent growth modelling approach was employed to sample students’ experiences over three months. Participants to complete a battery of psychometric assessments for five weeks before the COVID-19 lockdown was implemented, followed by two directly after and a month follow-up. The results were paradoxical and contradicting to initial expectations. Where SSR showed a linear rate of decline before- and significant growth trajectory during the lockdown, SWB remained moderate and stable. Further, initial levels and growth trajectories between SSR and SWB were only associated before the lockdown.

scholarly journals The relationship between drugs use and risk behaviors in brazilian university students

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (spe2) ◽  
pp. 1169-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Cristina Pillon ◽  
Beverley O'Brien ◽  
Ketty Aracely Piedra Chavez
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Low Incidence

The aim was to describe relationships between gender and drug use as well as risk behaviors that may be associated with drug use among first-year students at the University of São Paulo-Ribeirão Preto. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an anonymous survey that was used for this descriptive correlational study. It was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. The sample (n=200) included (50%) males and (50%) females. Their ages ranged from 18 to 26 years. Results showed that more female than male students use alcohol and tobacco, but that the probability of heavy consumption is higher among men. There was a low incidence of illicit drug use for both groups. Male students were more likely to drive under the influence of alcohol than female students and more men were involved in violent behaviors such as fights with friends and police. In relation to sexual behavior, male students were likely to have more partners and less protection while under influence of alcohol. It was concluded that gender is associated with recreational drug use, specifically tobacco and alcohol, as well as other risk behaviors in university students.

scholarly journals The prevalence of drug use among university students in St. Petersburg, Russia

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larisa A. Tsvetkova ◽  
Natalia A. Antonova
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
University Students

scholarly journals Less discontinuation of ADHD drug use since the availability of long-acting ADHD medication in children, adolescents and adults under the age of 45 years in the Netherlands

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Els van den Ban ◽  
Patrick C. Souverein ◽  
Hanna Swaab ◽  
Herman van Engeland ◽  
Toine C. G. Egberts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Adhd Medication ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Long Acting

Between smart drugs and antidepressants: A cultural analysis of pharmaceutical drug use among university students

2013 ◽  
pp. 31-55
Author(s):  
Johanne Collin ◽  
Julien Simard ◽  
Hugo Collin-Desrosiers
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Prescription Drugs ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Medical Prescription ◽  
Pharmaceutical Drug ◽  
Natural Substances ◽  
Prescription Drug Use ◽  
Pressure Stress

In recent years, there has been a growing concern for the non-medical use of prescription drugs by young adults, and particularly college and university students. These expanding practices of pharmaceutical drug use have been associated with different phenomena such as physical and cognitive enhancement, non-medical prescription drug use and recreational use. All of these various consuming practices involve a blurring of the boundaries between curing, preventing and enhancing and between recreational and productive activities. Some studies show the importance of linking pharmaceutical drug use with broader issues among students in academic settings, such as competitiveness, pressure, stress, depression and mental health issues. The main objective of this article is to explore some of the perceptions and rationales that underlie the use of non-medical and medical prescription drugs, natural products, energy drinks and other pharmaceutical or natural substances among university students in Montreal (Canada). Focus-groups and indepth, semi-structured interviews were realized with a sample of 42 students in order to link the consumption cultures of the participants with other variables, such as their lifestyle, their experience of psychological distress and anxiety and their need of achievement. Focusing on the young population fulfills the function of sociological forecast about the future trends in the expansion of pharmaceutical drug use for the management of everyday life in contemporary Western societies.

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