Personality and Alcohol Expectancies Discriminate Alcohol Consumption Patterns in Female College Students

Abstract Background Evidence supporting the definitive effect of alcohol consumption on dysmenorrhea has been sparse. The current study was aim to evaluate the relationship between alcohol consumption and dysmenorrhea among age-stratified female college students in northern China.Methods A total of 3692 female college students were included in this cross-sectional study. The logical regression model was performed to evaluate the association between alcohol consumption and primary dysmenorrhea. The model adjusted for confounding factors such as age and body mass index, and estimated the odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CIs).Results Multivariable-adjusted models showed the analysis stratified by age at menarche (AAM) revealed that the prevalence of dysmenorrhea in participants with AAM < 13 years old (67.2%) was significantly higher than that in participants with AAM ≥13 years old (61.3%) (P = 0.003). Alcohol consumption showed a dose-response relationship with dysmenorrhea in participants with AAM ≥13 years old.Conclusion Our findings showed AAM modified the association of alcohol consumption with primary dysmenorrhea among female university students in North China.

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Female alcoholic outpatients and female college students: a correlational study of self-reported alcohol consumption and carbohydrate-deficient transferrin levels.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol ◽

10.15288/jsa.1998.59.555 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 59 (5) ◽

pp. 555-559 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

J Yeastedt ◽

L La Grange ◽

R F Anton

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Female College Students ◽

Correlational Study ◽

Female College ◽

Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin

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Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Victim Behaviors Immediately Preceding Sexual Aggression by an Acquaintance

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.9.4.315 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 315-324 ◽

Cited By ~ 78

Author(s):

Nicole T. Harrington ◽

Harold Leitenberg

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

New England ◽

Sexual Activity ◽

Sexual Aggression ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Return Rate ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College

A survey of 942 female college students (85% return rate) from four New England colleges and universities indicated that 25% had been victims of sexual aggression by an acquaintance since the age of 16. Fifty-five percent of the victims indicated they were at least somewhat drunk at the time of the sexual aggression. Those who felt they were at least somewhat drunk reported engaging in higher levels of consensual sexual activity with the aggressor immediately prior to the assault and reported lower levels of resistance than those who were not at all drunk. The implications these results may have for increased vulnerability to sexual aggression are discussed.

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Subjective evaluations of alcohol expectancies and their relevance to drinking game involvement in female college students

Journal of Adolescent Health ◽

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.007 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 77-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Byron L. Zamboanga ◽

Jessica L. Bean ◽

Alison C. Pietras ◽

Lizette C. Pabón

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Expectancies ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College ◽

Subjective Evaluations

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Perpetration of Alcohol-Related Aggression by Male and Female College Students: An Examination of Overt and Relational Aggression

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260517696872 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (5-6) ◽

pp. 1454-1475 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kirsten Robertson ◽

Sarah Forbes ◽

Maree Thyne

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Relational Aggression ◽

Physical Aggression ◽

Temporal Relationship ◽

Female College Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Female College ◽

Males And Females ◽

The Relationship

Existing literature exemplifies the relationship between alcohol and overt aggression, especially for adult males. Less clear is the relationship between alcohol and aggression among male and female college students, in particular, the nature of this aggression and the co-occurrence of drinking and aggression on the same day (temporal proximity). This study examines the chronic and temporal nature of males’ and females’ alcohol-related aggression among college students. Two hundred fourteen students completed a web-based 7-day event-level survey measuring alcohol consumption and perpetration of physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and relational aggression over 4 weeks, resulting in 4,256 observations (days). The global analysis revealed students who are heavy drinkers are more likely to perpetrate all four forms of aggression, whereas the event-level analysis revealed that specific forms of aggression are associated with drinking at the time, while other forms were not linked to drinking occasions. Cross-tabulation revealed males and females were more likely to use verbal and physical aggression when drinking. For females, drinking was also associated with relational aggression and anger. Despite often being overlooked in research on aggression during emerging adulthood, relational aggression was prevalent. Discrepancies between the global and temporal analysis revealed factors other than alcohol might explain the relationship between chronic alcohol consumption and specific forms of aggression. This is one of the first event-level studies to show the temporal relationship between alcohol and relational aggression. The distinctions in the current study, exemplifying the diversity of alcohol-related aggression, are critical for understanding aggressive behavior, potential gender differences, and for developing interventions. The temporal relationship between alcohol and aggression suggests health interventions should target drinking and aggression simultaneously.

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The associations among personality, alcohol-related Protective Behavioural Strategies (PBS), alcohol consumption and sexual intercourse in Irish, female college students

Addictive Behaviors Reports ◽

10.1016/j.abrep.2017.08.001 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 56-64

Author(s):

Sinéad Moylett ◽

Brian M. Hughes

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Sexual Intercourse ◽

Female College Students ◽

Female College ◽

Behavioural Strategies

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The Association Between Alcohol Consumption and Dysmenorrhea in University Students in North China

10.21203/rs.3.rs-22498/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zhuo Yang ◽

Jia Guo ◽

Ming-li Sun ◽

Qin-cheng He ◽

Ya-Nan Ma

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Positive Association ◽

Female College Students ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Confounding Factors ◽

Significant Positive Association ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female College ◽

Logistic Regression Models

Abstract Background: Dysmenorrhea is a condition frequently affecting menstruating women worldwide. Unfortunately, only a few studies have estimated the relationship between alcohol consumption and dysmenorrhea among women. In particular, there are fewer studies to explore the association between alcohol consumption, dysmenorrhea, and age at menarche. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether and to what extent alcohol consumption is related to dysmenorrhea and age at menarche. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational study conducted among college students. A total of 3,837 participants (age ≥18 years) volunteered to participate in the study and completed the questionnaire. Moreover, 145 were excluded from the study owing to exclusion criteria. We divided female college students into two groups stratified by age at menarche (AAM) 13 years. Logistic regression models were performed to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association of alcohol consumption with dysmenorrhea, adjusting for confounding factors. Results: A total of 3692 female college students completed the survey, including 409 (11.08%) who reported alcohol use. We found that alcohol consumption was not related to dysmenorrhea. However, stratified by age at menarche, we found that a positive association between alcohol consumption and dysmenorrhea among participants with AAM ≥13 years (OR,1.41; 95% CI, 1.06, 1.88). Compared with participants who reported no alcohol consumption, participants who reported consuming alcohol at least once a month (OR,1.29; 95% CI, 0.94, 1.78) and alcohol consumption at least once a week (OR,1.92; 95% CI, 1.07, 3.45) were more likely to have dysmenorrhea adjusting for other confounding factors. Conclusion: Our findings showed overall no association of alcohol consumption with dysmenorrhea but a statistically significant positive association for those whose AAM was >13 years.

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