Background: Studies indicate that the social climate of students’ living situation, plays a role in the drinking habits of those students. Aims: To investigate the social climate of students living in residence halls...Background: Studies indicate that the social climate of students’ living situation, plays a role in the drinking habits of those students. Aims: To investigate the social climate of students living in residence halls in Sweden, and how this corresponds to the students’ alcohol habits. Methods: Baseline data from a randomised controlled trial performed at university halls of residence was used. Instruments included a Residence Hall Climate scale (measuring the environmental climate in residence halls), AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), SIP (Short Index of Problems) and self-reported eBAC (estimated Blood Alcohol Level). Multilevel modelling was used to include the possible effects of residence hall and residence hall cluster. Results: Residence halls with high scores for Distance and Expressiveness also had significantly higher alcohol measure scores. Closeness values had no impact on alcohol measurements. Most of the variance of the alcohol outcome measurements was found at individual student level, but significant variance was also found at residence hall level. Conclusions: This study implies that the environment of the residence halls is a factor in the students’ alcohol habits. Changing the social climate might impact the way the students drink.展开更多
Background The consumption of alcohol by adolescents has deleterious effects on their health and cognitive functions.Adolescent alcohol consumption represents a significant public health issue.Up-to-date national surv...Background The consumption of alcohol by adolescents has deleterious effects on their health and cognitive functions.Adolescent alcohol consumption represents a significant public health issue.Up-to-date national surveys examining alcohol use among Chinese adolescents is lacking.This study aims to offer nationally representative insights into the prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption among Chinese adolescents.Methods A school-based,nationally representative cross-sectional survey targeting middle and high school students(aged 12–<19 years)was conducted using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling design in 2021.Self-reported questionnaires were used to collect data on the prevalence of drinking and drunkenness over lifetime,past year,and past month,early onset of drinking and drunkenness,alcoholic beverage types,drinking frequency,emotional motives during drinking episodes and drinking occasions and locations.Estimates were weighted for the complex sampling design.Results The survey revealed that 44.1%,32.7%,and 11.2% had consumed alcohol in their lifetime,past year and past month respectively.Prevalence of drunkenness for the same periods was 12.1%,5.9%,and 1.6%.Totally 31.2% of students reported alcohol use at age 13 or younger and 6.8% reported early drunkenness.The most consumed alcoholic beverages among pastyear drinkers were beer(71.1%)followed by wine(69.4%).Adolescent drinking is often passive without emotional motives(36.0%),or motivated by joy(31.3%)or sadness(23.6%).Adolescent drinking primarily occurs during family gatherings(51.0%),with private homes being the most common drinking location(68.9%).Conclusions Alcohol consumption is prevalent among Chinese adolescents,increasing with school grade;percentages of drunkenness are relatively lower.Drinking and drunkenness in some time frames has significantly decreased.Of note,boys demonstrate higher percentages across almost all patterns of alcohol use.Adolescents display disparities in alcohol consumption based on their urban–rural residence and geographical location.展开更多
文摘Background: Studies indicate that the social climate of students’ living situation, plays a role in the drinking habits of those students. Aims: To investigate the social climate of students living in residence halls in Sweden, and how this corresponds to the students’ alcohol habits. Methods: Baseline data from a randomised controlled trial performed at university halls of residence was used. Instruments included a Residence Hall Climate scale (measuring the environmental climate in residence halls), AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), SIP (Short Index of Problems) and self-reported eBAC (estimated Blood Alcohol Level). Multilevel modelling was used to include the possible effects of residence hall and residence hall cluster. Results: Residence halls with high scores for Distance and Expressiveness also had significantly higher alcohol measure scores. Closeness values had no impact on alcohol measurements. Most of the variance of the alcohol outcome measurements was found at individual student level, but significant variance was also found at residence hall level. Conclusions: This study implies that the environment of the residence halls is a factor in the students’ alcohol habits. Changing the social climate might impact the way the students drink.
基金Fujian Research and Training Grants for Young and Middle--Aged Leaders in Healthcare.
文摘Background The consumption of alcohol by adolescents has deleterious effects on their health and cognitive functions.Adolescent alcohol consumption represents a significant public health issue.Up-to-date national surveys examining alcohol use among Chinese adolescents is lacking.This study aims to offer nationally representative insights into the prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption among Chinese adolescents.Methods A school-based,nationally representative cross-sectional survey targeting middle and high school students(aged 12–<19 years)was conducted using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling design in 2021.Self-reported questionnaires were used to collect data on the prevalence of drinking and drunkenness over lifetime,past year,and past month,early onset of drinking and drunkenness,alcoholic beverage types,drinking frequency,emotional motives during drinking episodes and drinking occasions and locations.Estimates were weighted for the complex sampling design.Results The survey revealed that 44.1%,32.7%,and 11.2% had consumed alcohol in their lifetime,past year and past month respectively.Prevalence of drunkenness for the same periods was 12.1%,5.9%,and 1.6%.Totally 31.2% of students reported alcohol use at age 13 or younger and 6.8% reported early drunkenness.The most consumed alcoholic beverages among pastyear drinkers were beer(71.1%)followed by wine(69.4%).Adolescent drinking is often passive without emotional motives(36.0%),or motivated by joy(31.3%)or sadness(23.6%).Adolescent drinking primarily occurs during family gatherings(51.0%),with private homes being the most common drinking location(68.9%).Conclusions Alcohol consumption is prevalent among Chinese adolescents,increasing with school grade;percentages of drunkenness are relatively lower.Drinking and drunkenness in some time frames has significantly decreased.Of note,boys demonstrate higher percentages across almost all patterns of alcohol use.Adolescents display disparities in alcohol consumption based on their urban–rural residence and geographical location.
