The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #57936

Sungsoo Chun, Graduate School of Health Science and Social Welfare, Sahmyook University, Chungryang P.O. Box 118, Seoul, 139-742, South Korea, 82-2-3399-3258, chss97@syu.ac.kr

This is an exploratory study to describe drinking patterns and problem drinking and alcohol-related problems in college students. The major purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of drinking styles, the quantity of alcohol getting drunken and the frequency of drunkenness in the previous 12 months prior to the survey, and to examine the patterns of how various drinking behaviors are different by drinking style. Subjects were selected samples through systematic random procedure from 4 universities in Seoul and around. Data were collected through the self-administered survey conducted in respondent's class May, 2000. We used the scale for measuring problem drinking NAST(1), AUDIT, and The Scale of National Alcohol Survey. The selected samples included 620 men and 464 women. The year prevalence of drinking for both sexes was 95.7%. And the month prevalence of drinking was 92.2%. In drinking style, men had a higher rate of frequent heavy drinkers. The results indicated that males drank more and more frequently, and had more episodes of drunkenness and more accepting of drinking than females. The amount of alcohol becoming intoxicated, the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumed in the month, and the frequency of intoxicated were significantly different by drinking styles in both sexes. A substantial alcohol-related problems were reported by social drinkers as well as heavy drinkers. A problem drinking was determined by 12.04% of individual and family factors, 17.20% of psychological factors, 15.45% of social-support factors, and 12.28% of socio -cultural factors.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of the session, the participants (learner) in this session will be able to:
• know the prevalence of drinking styles, the quantity of alcohol getting drunken and the frequency of drunkenness in the previous 12 months prior to the survey.
• perceive the patterns of how various drinking behaviors are different by drinking style.

Keywords: Alcohol Problems, Alcohol Use

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.