scholarly journals LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, PERCEIVED RISKS OF DRINKING AND SELECTED SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AS PREDICTORS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ALCOHOL USE

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Liudmila Rupšienė ◽  
Aleksandra Batuchina ◽  
Ingrida Baranauskienė ◽  
Regina Saveljeva
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Perceived Risks ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use ◽  
Drunk Alcohol

<p><em>Research question.</em> Assuming if we control for the possible effect of students’ gender, age, and employment, are leisure time activities and perceived risks of alcohol use still able to predict a significant amount of the variances in students’ alcohol use? <em>Methods.</em><strong> </strong>1087 students from Lithuanian universities were selected through random sampling to complete the questionnaire on alcohol use, leisure time activities, and perceived risks of drinking. <em>Results.</em> Regression analyses found significant effects of age, gender, employment, some leisure time activities on university students’ alcohol use: frequency of drinking and intoxication, drunkenness last day they had drunk alcohol. In this model, the perceived risks of alcohol use were not significantly associated with alcohol use. <em>Conclusions. </em>Leisure time activities may offer both risk and protective effects for university students. Such leisure time activities as active participation in sports, athletics or exercising, reading of books for enjoyment, various hobbies, decreased going out in the evening to a disco, café, party, etc., and decreased socializing with friends in shopping centers, streets, parks, etc. just for fun can protect university students from frequent and heavy alcohol use.</p><p> </p>

Spirituality and substance use in a sample of Russian adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pallav Pokhrel ◽  
Steve Sussman ◽  
Shekhar Regmi ◽  
Jeffrey S. Hallam ◽  
Vadim Kniazev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Risks ◽  
Religious Background ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Aim: The aim was to examine the effects of spirituality on recent cigarette and alcohol use, intentions to use cigarette and alcohol, and perceived risks of cigarette/alcohol use in a sample of Russian adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from 362 10th graders from Ufa, Russia. Results: Adolescents scoring higher on spirituality were significantly more likely to report lower levels of intentions to use cigarettes or alcohol. However, spirituality was not associated with recent cigarette/alcohol use or perceived risks. Analyzed separately for ethnic Russians and non-Russians, the relationship between spirituality and intentions were significant only among ethnic non-Russians. Conclusions: Our data suggests that the protective effects of spirituality on substance use may not be universal and may depend on subjects’ national, ethnic, or religious background.

scholarly journals Binge drinking: a pattern associated with a risk of problems of alcohol use among university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
André Bedendo ◽  
André Luiz Monezi Andrade ◽  
Emérita Sátiro Opaleye ◽  
Ana Regina Noto
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Drinking And Driving ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Academic Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Drunk Alcohol

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate problems associated with alcohol use among university students who reported binge drinking in comparison to students who consumed alcohol without binging. Method: a cross-sectional study among university students (N=2,408) who accessed the website about alcohol use. Logistic and linear regression models were included in the statistical analyzes. Results: alcohol use in the last three months was reported by 89.2% of university students; 51.6% reported binge drinking. Compared to students who did not binge drink, university students who presented this pattern were more likely to report all evaluated problems, among them: black out (aOR: 5.4); having academic problems (aOR: 3.4); acting impulsively and having regrets (aOR: 2.9); getting involved in fights (aOR: 2.6); drinking and driving (aOR: 2.6) and accepting a ride with someone who had drunk alcohol (aOR: 1.8). Students who binged also had higher scores on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (b=4.6; p<0.001), more negative consequences (b=1.0; p<0.001) and a reduced perception of the negativity of the consequences (b=-0.5; p<0.01). Conclusion: binge drinking was associated with an increase in the chances of manifesting problems related to alcohol use. The conclusions of this study cannot be generalized for all of the Brazilian population.

scholarly journals Examining the relationship between university students’ lifelong learning tendencies and their self-efficacy perceptionsÜniversite öğrencilerinin yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri ile özyeterlik algıları arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aşkın Karaduman ◽  
Sinem Tarhan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Watching Tv ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between lifelong learning tendencies and self-efficacy perceptions of university students using their demographic characteristics (gender, grade, faculty, income and leisure time activities). The study was designed as a relational survey model. The study group was consisted of 470 students (1st and 4th grade) studying at different faculties of Bartın University during 2014-2015 academic year. “Scale for Determining Lifelong Learning Tendencies” (Coşkun, 2009) and “General Self-Efficacy Scale” (Jerusalem and Schwarzer, 1979) scales were used as data collection tools. According to results, students’ lifelong learning tendencies were high. When lifelong learning tendencies were examined in terms of the demographic variables of the study, significant differences were found in gender, father’s occupation and reading books and watching TV activities which are among leisure time activities. This significant difference was in favour of girls; those whose father was accountant, and those who read books and do not watch television. The results of the study also revealed that university students’ self-efficacy perceptions were high. When self-efficacy perceptions was examined in terms of the demographic variables of the study, significance was found in gender, faculty, going to cinema and not reading book, which are among leisure time activities. This significant difference was in favour of boys; those who studied in the School of Physical Education and Sport; and those who go to cinema and do not read book. A significant positive relationship was found between university students’ lifelong learning tendencies and their self-efficacy perceptions. ÖzetBu çalışmanın temel amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin demografik özellikleri (cinsiyet, sınıf, fakülte/yüksekokul, gelir düzeyi ve serbest zaman etkinlikleri)  doğrultusunda yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri ile özyeterlik algıları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Araştırma ilişkisel bir tarama modelidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2014-2015 akademik yılında Bartın Üniversitesi'nin farklı fakültelerinde/ yüksekokulunda lisans programlarına devam eden 1. ve 4. sınıf öğrencilerinden toplam 470 katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Yaşam Boyu Öğrenme Eğilimlerini Belirme Ölçeği (Coşkun, 2009) ile Genellenmiş Öz-yetkinlik Beklentisi Ölçeği (Jerusalem ve Schwarzer, 1979) kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre üniversite öğrencilerinin yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri yüksek düzeydedir. Yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimi araştırmanın demografik değişkenleri açısından incelendiğinde cinsiyet, baba mesleği ve serbest zaman etkinlikleri içerisinde yer alan kitap okuma ve televizyon izleme etkinliklerinde anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmuştur. Bu anlamlı farklılığın kızların, babası muhasebeci olanların, kitap okuyan ve televizyon izlemeyen üniversite öğrencileri lehine olduğu görülmüştür.Araştırma sonuçlarına göre üniversite öğrencilerinin özyeterlik algılarının da yüksek düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Özyeterlik algıları araştırmanın demografik değişkenleri açısından incelendiğinde cinsiyet, fakülte/yüksekokul ve serbest zaman etkinlikleri içerisinde yer alan kitap okumama ve sinemaya gitme etkinliklerinde anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmuştur.  Anlamlı farklılığın erkeklerin,  Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin, kitap okumayan ve sinemaya giden üniversite öğrencilerinin lehine olduğu görülmüştür.  Üniversite öğrencilerinin yaşam boyu öğrenme eğilimleri ile özyeterlik algıları arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir.  

Acceptance of Cosmetic Surgery Among British Female University Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viren Swami ◽  
Angela Nogueira Campana ◽  
Rebecca Coles
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
South Asians ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Body Appreciation ◽  
African Caribbean

Although patients of cosmetic surgery are increasingly ethnically diverse, previous studies have not examined ethnic differences in attitudinal dispositions toward cosmetic surgery. In the present study, 751 British female university students from three ethnic groups (Caucasians, South Asians, and African Caribbeans) completed measures of acceptance of cosmetic surgery, body appreciation, self-esteem, and demographic variables. Initial between-group analyses showed that Caucasians had lower body appreciation and self-esteem than Asian and African Caribbean participants. Importantly, Caucasians had higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery than their ethnic minority counterparts, even after controlling for body appreciation, self-esteem, age, and body mass index. Further analyses showed that ethnicity accounted for a small proportion of the variance in acceptance of cosmetic surgery, with body appreciation and self-esteem emerging as stronger predictors. Possible reasons for ethnic differences in acceptance of cosmetic surgery are discussed in Conclusion.

scholarly journals The Association between Sociocultural Factors and Substance Use among Haramaya University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 117822182110045
Author(s):  
Zelalem Tadese Feyisa
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
University Students ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
University Management ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Khat Use

All the associated risk factors were not equally responsible for influencing individuals either in alcohol use, khat use, tobacco, or cannabis use. This study attempted to examine sociocultural factors influencing university students in substance use by comparing one with another. A cross-sectional study was carried out. The study used a quantitative approach to collect data from 384 students. Compared with their involvement in khat use, female students were positively influenced in cigarette and hashish use (Adjusted Odds Ratio, AOR = 1.102, 95% CI: 1.056, 1.149) and alcohol use (AOR = 1.066, 95% CI: 1.021, 1.113). The involvement of students in alcohol use (AOR = 0.884, 95% CI: 0.838, 0.932) and cigarettes and hashish use (AOR = 0.909, 95% CI: 0.866, 0.953) were negatively associated with stress related to their academic activities. The involvement of students in alcohol use (AOR = 0.942, 95% CI: 0.906, 0.979) was negatively associated with parental influences; involved in alcohol use (AOR = 0.445, 95% CI: 0.210, 0.941) was negatively associated with the thoughts of considering substances as an energizer. The involvement of students in alcohol use (AOR = 4.980, 95% CI: 1.614, 15.368) was positively associated with peer influences. It was, thus, suggested that the management of Haramaya University should work on creating awareness of the negative consequences of substance use. Concerned professionals, including sociologists, psychologists, and health workers, should work on raising students’ awareness as it was possible to undertake their studies without substance use. Moreover, the university management is strongly recommended to expand recreational centers within the campus. Lastly, Haramaya woreda administration should restrict the availability and accessibility of these substances around the campus.

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