Environmental Predictors of Drinking and Drinking-Related Problems in Young Adults

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhonda Jones-Webb ◽  
Brian Short ◽  
Alexander Wagenaar ◽  
Tracie Toomey ◽  
David Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Environmental Predictors ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Public Setting ◽  
Drinking Consequences ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
Physical Environmental Factors

We examined relationships among drinking norms, peer alcohol use, alcohol availability, drinking location, alcohol consumption, and drinking-related problems among young adult drinkers. The specific objectives of our study were to assess the relative contribution of normative and physical environmental factors to drinking and drinking consequences. Subjects were 3,095 young adults, aged eighteen to twenty years old who participated in the Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol Project baseline survey. Alcohol consumption (i.e., number of drinks on the last occasion) and drinking consequences served as dependent variables. Multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors of alcohol consumption, and logistic regression was employed to identify predictors of drinking consequences. Drinking norms and peer alcohol use were positively related to alcohol consumption and to drinking consequences. Drinking in a public setting was positively related to alcohol consumption, but not to drinking-related problems. Findings suggest that policies and programs that alter the normative and physical environment surrounding drinking may reduce alcohol consumption and subsequent problems in young adults.

Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Problems in Young Adults

1987 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chudley E. Werch ◽  
Dean R. Gorman ◽  
Phillip J. Marty
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Population Total ◽  
Total Alcohol ◽  
Program Content ◽  
Young Adult Population ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use

The relationships among alcohol problems and alcohol consumption variables including quantity-frequency (Q-F) classifications, frequency of alcohol use, quantity of alcohol use, and beverage types, were examined in a young adult population. Total alcohol-related problems, drinking and driving problems, and school problems increased significantly when young adults drank moderately. Certain types of problems, however, appear to be more or less associated with alcohol consumption. For example, physical illness problems increased during light drinking, while interpersonal and legal problems increased during moderate-heavy and heavy alcohol use, respectively. Virtually no differences were found on alcohol problems for drinking classifications between sexes. Both the frequency and quantity of beer and liquor use were found to be positively associated with alcohol problems. The relationship between the frequency and quantity of wine use and alcohol problems, however, was less strong and more dissonant. In general, alcohol problems were found to be related to relatively low levels of frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption. Specific suggestions regarding substance abuse prevention program content and models were also discussed.

scholarly journals Genetic and Environmental Predictors of Alcohol Use in Asian American Young Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 690-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spencer Bujarski ◽  
Anna S. Lau ◽  
Steve S. Lee ◽  
Lara A. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Environmental Predictors ◽  
American Young Adults

scholarly journals Does Alcohol Catch the Eye? Investigating Young Adults’ Attention to Alcohol Consumption

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 147470491773020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eveline Vincke ◽  
Patrick Vyncke
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Visual Attention ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Functional Behavior ◽  
Better Than

Many studies on young adults’ motivations for drinking overlook the symbolic aspects of alcohol use. However, research indicates that young adults’ alcohol consumption is also driven by signaling motivations. Although the interest of a receiver is a necessary prerequisite of a signal, no previous studies have verified whether drinking behavior indeed attracts young adults’ attention. Therefore, we conducted two studies. A two-part eye-tracking study ( N1 = 135, N2 = 140) showed that both young men and young women pay special visual attention to male and female drinking behavior. Additionally, a recall experiment ( N = 321) confirmed that observed male and female drinking is better remembered than observed nonsignaling, functional behavior. Moreover, alcoholic beverages also receive special attention, as they were recalled better than other functional products, and also nonalcoholic drinks similar in color and shape. In summary, the experiments clearly showed that male and female drinking behavior can be used as a signal, as both behaviors clearly function as an attention-attracting cue. Additionally, as alcoholic beverages draw more attention than nonalcoholic drinks, this attention is clearly linked to the alcohol element of the drinking behavior.

scholarly journals Mobile Phone-Based Ecological Momentary Intervention to Reduce Young Adults� Alcohol Use in the Event: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassandra Wright ◽  
Paul M Dietze ◽  
Paul A Agius ◽  
Emmanuel Kuntsche ◽  
Michael Livingston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Ecological Momentary Intervention ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessments ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

BACKGROUND Real-time ecological momentary interventions have shown promising effects in domains other than alcohol use; however, only few studies regarding ecological momentary interventions for alcohol use have been conducted thus far. The increasing popularity of smartphones offers new avenues for intervention and innovation in data collection. OBJECTIVE We aimed to test the efficacy of an ecological momentary intervention, comprising mobile Web-based ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) and text messaging (short message service, SMS) brief interventions, delivered during drinking events using participants’ mobile phones. METHODS We conducted a three-armed randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of a mobile Web-based ecological momentary assessment with texting feedback on self-reported alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harms in young adults. Participants were enrolled from an existing observational cohort study of young adults screened for risky drinking behavior. The intervention group (ecological momentary intervention group) completed repeated ecological momentary assessments during 6 drinking events and received immediate texting-based feedback in response to each ecological momentary assessment. The second group (ecological momentary assessment group) completed ecological momentary assessments without the brief intervention, and the third did not receive any contact during the trial period. Recent peak risky single-occasion drinking was assessed at the baseline and follow-up using telephone interviews. We used a random effects mixed modeling approach using maximum likelihood estimation to provide estimates of differences in mean drinking levels between groups between baseline and 12-week follow-up. RESULTS A total of 269 participants were randomized into the 3 groups. The ecological momentary intervention group exhibited a small and nonsignificant increase between baseline and follow-up in (geometric) the mean number of standard drinks consumed at the most recent heavy drinking occasion (mean 12.5 vs 12.7). Both ecological momentary assessment and control groups exhibited a nonsignificant decrease (ecological momentary assessment: mean 13.8 vs 11.8; control: mean 12.3 vs 11.6); these changes did not differ significantly between groups (Wald χ22 1.6; P=.437) and the magnitude of the effects of the intervention were markedly small. No other significant differences between groups on measures of alcohol consumption or related harms were observed. The intervention acceptability was high despite the technical problems in delivery. CONCLUSIONS With a small number of participants, this study showed few effects of an SMS-based brief intervention on peak risky single-occasion drinking. Nevertheless, the study highlights areas for further investigation into the effects of EMI on young adults with heavy alcohol consumption. CLINICALTRIAL Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12616001323415; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=369534 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/7074mqwcs)

scholarly journals Alcohol consumption and internalising disorders in young adults of ALSPAC: a population-based study

2020 ◽  
pp. jech-2020-213922
Author(s):  
Gwen Sascha Fernandes ◽  
Gemma Lewis ◽  
Gemma Hammerton ◽  
Kushala Abeysekera ◽  
Liam Mahedy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Lower Risk ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Internalising Disorders ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionDepression and harmful alcohol consumption contribute significantly to the global health burden, but in young adults, this relationship is under-researched and conflicted. The aim of this study was to determine the sex-based prevalence and the association between internalising disorders such as depression and alcohol use disorders.MethodUsing the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, we assessed the sex-specific prevalence of International Classification of Diseases,Tenth Revision diagnosed generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), depression and fear-based anxieties (FBA) at 24 years (n=3572). We examined the association between internalising disorders and alcohol consumption using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test for Consumption 5+ threshold and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental Disorders defined criteria for alcohol dependence.ResultsWomen reported more GAD (11.6% vs 6.5%), depression (13.4% vs 6.9%) and FBA (1.3% vs 0.5%) than men (p<0.001). Harmful drinking, after adjustment for sex and socioeconomic status, was associated with a higher prevalence of depression (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.3 to 2.4, p<0.001), anxiety (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.0 to 2.0, p<0.001) and FBA (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.04 to 5.56, p=0.009) compared with lower-risk drinkers. In contrast, hazardous drinking was associated with a lower prevalence of GAD (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.88) and depression (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.86) compared with lower-risk drinkers.ConclusionsYoung adults in the UK who drink harmfully are more likely to have depression and other internalising disorders. Further research should test whether there is a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and mental health in young people and whether this varies across the life course.

scholarly journals Awareness of Alcohol among Adolescents and Young Adults of Mangalore

2016 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 042-044
Author(s):  
Joswin Rakesh D'SA ◽  
Seemitha Shetty ◽  
Shahina V. ◽  
Shashank Sahu ◽  
Shifali Prabhakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Materials Used

Abstract Introduction: Alcohol consumption is a major public health problem in most parts of the world responsible for 3.2per cent of deaths (1.8 million). Prevalence of alcohol use in India is reported to be 21.4%. The concern, is that there has been a rapid change in patterns and trends of alcohol use in India, chief among them is people are beginning to drink at ever-younger ages. Alcohol consumption of the students under the age of 18 years is markedly high which needs to be addressed. Aims and Objectives: To assess the awareness of risk factors in alcohol consumption among adolescents and young adults. Materials and Method: Materials used are -Questionnaire pertaining to the awareness of alcohol consumption. Methodology: Assessment of awareness and knowledge of alcohol consumption was done by means of answering a pretested validated questionnaire with anonymity. Results: According to the study done, 67.18% of students knew who consumed alcohol under the age of 18. It was found, 28.03% of the subjects perceived that alcohol consumption started because of the urge to try something new. Conclusion: A high majority of the students are aware of the underage drinking and risk factors associated with it.

scholarly journals Self-regulation, norms and alcohol consequences: study on university freshman from four EU countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bacikova-Sleskova
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
External Control ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Higher Alcohol ◽  
Moderation Effect

Abstract High alcohol consumption is undoubtedly one of the most serious health and public issues across Europe. In addition to other licit and illicit drugs, it causes more than 4% of all deaths in the EU for those aged between 25 and 39. Among protective factors the self-regulation (SR) has been frequently associated with lower levels of risky drinking. On the other hand, overestimated descriptive normative beliefs (NB) may serve as a powerful source of social influence on personal alcohol use. Both SR and NB may be especially important during the period when young adults leave their families and may feel less external control and more freedom to use alcohol what may lead to serious health consequences. Therefore this study explores the associations among SR and NB in relations to alcohol use and negative alcohol consequences. Data among 2671 first-year college students were collected in 2011. Students from the Czech Republic (n = 357), Hungary (n = 783), Lithuania (n = 928) and Slovakia (603) who filled in the AUDIT test, Self-Regulation Questionnaire and questions regarding NB. Regression models (separately for each country) were computed to test whether different level of SR influences the relationship between NB and alcohol use and between alcohol use and negative consequences. Overestimated NB were positively associated with risky drinking in all countries and similarly alcohol use increased the level of negative consequences. Moreover, in predicting risk drinking and alcohol consequences, a moderation effect of SR was confirmed as associations among NB and alcohol use and among alcohol use and negative consequences were stronger among those students with lower SR. The protective effect of SR on risky alcohol and consequences together with social norms approach may potentially improve the intervention accuracy and make it a promising target for intervention among young adults. Key messages Students from all explored countries highly overestimated the actual alcohol use what was significantly associated with theirs higher alcohol consumption. Those students who overestimated the actual alcohol consumption but had higher levels of self-regulation were less likely to drink or report negative alcohol consequences than their peers.

scholarly journals Adult attachment styles and alcohol consumption in young adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (111) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Francis Segundo Cevallos Robayo ◽  
Diana Carolina Garcia Ramos ◽  
Carmen Varina Barba Guzman ◽  
Gabriela Lorena Abril Lucero
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Secure Attachment

The objective of this study was to describe the styles of adult attachment and alcohol consumption in young adults, measured through the CaMir-R test and the AUDIT questionnaire, analyzed under the InfoStat statistical program, respectively. Based on a sample of 167 young adults, men and women, between the ages of 18 and 32. The results show that 82.6% of the population is a consumer of alcohol with the highest prevalence in the secure attachment style, followed by the preoccupied insecure, insecure avoidant attachment style and the disorganized attachment indicator. The higher the level of alcohol consumption, the secure attachment scores decrease and rise in preoccupied insecure attachment style. The result does not statistically infer the linear causality of the study variables. The secure attachment style can function as a protective factor and the preoccupied insecure attachment as a risk factor for increasing the level of alcohol consumption. Keywords: adult attachment, alcohol use, alcoholism, risk of addiction. References [1]Organización Panamericana de la Salud; Organización Mundial de la Salud, «Agenda de Salud Sostenible para las Américas 2018-2030: Un llamado a la acción para la salud y el bienestar en la región,» de 29.a Conferencia Sanitaria Panamericana, Washington, 2017. [2]Comisión Interamericana para el Control del Abuso de Drogas; Organización de los Estados Americanos , «Informe sobre el Consumo de Drogas en las Américas 2019,» Organización de los Estados Americanos, Washington, D.C., 2019. [3]Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, «Compendio de Resultados de la Encuesta de Condiciones de Vida ECV 2014,» INEC, Quito, 2014. [4]E. Becoña Iglesias, E. Fernández del Río, A. Calafat and J. Fernández-Hermida, «Apego y consumo de sustancias en la adolescencia: Una revisión de aspectos conceptuales y metodológicos,» Adicciones, vol. 26, nº 1, pp. 1-11, 2014. [5]K. MacDonald, The Interfaces Between Sociobiology and Devolopmental Psychology, New York: Springer, 1988. [6]J. Feeney and P. Noller, Apego Adulto, Bilbao: Desclée de Brouwer, 2001. [7]J. Bowlby, Vínculos afectivos: Formación, Desarrollo y Pérdida, Madrid: Ediciones Morata, 2014. [8]O. Barroso, «El Apego Adulto: La relación de los Estilos de Apego Desarrollados en la Infancia en la Elección y las Dínamicas de Pareja,» Revista Digital de Medicina Psicosomática y PSicoterapia, vol. 4, nº 1, pp. 1-25, 2014. [9]S. Freud, El malestar de la cultura, Obras Completas, Buenos Aires: Amorrortu, 1930. [10]F. Naparstek, Introducción a la clínica con toxicomanías y alcoholismo, Buenos Aires: Grama Ediciones, 2005. [11]J. A. Miller, La experiencia de lo real en la cura psicoanalítica, Buenos Aires: Paidós, 2003. [12]M. Barradas, N. Fernández and L. Gutierrez, «Prevalencia de consumo de alcohol en estudiantes universitarios, » Revista Iberoamericana para la Investigación y el Desarrollo Educativo, vol. 6, nº 12, 2016. [13]M. Cornellà-Font, F. Viñas-Poch, J. Juárez-López, M. d. l. M. Martín-Perpiñá and S. Malo-Cerrato, «Temperament and attachment as predictive factors for the risk of addiction to substances in adolescents,» Revista De Psicopatología Y Psicología Clínica, vol. 23, nº 3, pp.179-187, 2019. [14]L. Anderson, J. Connor, J. Voisey, R. Young and M. Gullo, «The unique role of attachment dimensions and peer drinking in adolescent alcohol use,» Personality and Individual Differences, vol. 149, pp. 118-122, 2019. [15]C. Pinto-Cortez, M. Beyzaga, M. F. Cantero, X. Oviedo and V. Vergara, «Apego y psicopatología en adolescentes del Norte de Chile,» Revista de PsicologíaClínica con Niños y Adolescentes, vol. 5, nº 3, pp. 23-29, 2018. [16]K. Ward and G. Limb, «Emerging Adult Attachment and Alcohol Abuse Among American Indians Raised in Stepfamilies,» The British Journal of Social Work, vol. 49, nº 6, pp. 1452-1471, 2019. [17]C. Fairbairn, D. Briley, D. Kang, C. Fraley, B. Hankin and T. Ariss, «A meta-analysis of longitudinal associations between substance use and interpersonal attachment security,» Psychological Bulletin, vol. 144, nº 5, pp. 532-555, 2018.

scholarly journals Drinking Motives, Cultural Orientations, and Alcohol Use among Hispanic College Students at the U.S.-Mexico Border

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Priscilla Lui ◽  
Byron L. Zamboanga ◽  
Melissa M. Ertl ◽  
Lindsey Rodriguez ◽  
Jessica L. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Drinking Motives ◽  
Hispanic College Students ◽  
Cultural Orientations ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Drinking Consequences ◽  
The U.S

Hispanic college students at the U.S.-Mexico border are at higher risk for alcohol use and negative drinking consequences, relative to their counterparts in non-border areas. Hispanic students at the U.S.-Mexico border (N=219, Mage =20.14; 71.2% women) completed an online survey. U.S. orientation was negatively associated with alcohol consumption. Enhancement motives predicted alcohol consumption, whereas coping and conformity motives predicted negative drinking-related consequences. Cultural orientations did not moderate the relations between social motives and alcohol use outcomes. Results highlight the need to consider alcohol-related cognition and to better contextualize U.S. and heritage cultural orientations among Hispanics in the U.S.-Mexico areas.

Review of Alcohol Use and Misuse by Young Adults

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 604-604
Author(s):  
Terri Gullickson
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Use
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