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Chun Sungsoo, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Sahmyook University, Korea, Chungryang P.O. Box 118, Seoul, 139-742, South Korea, 82-2-3399-3258, chss97@syu.ac.kr
Aims: to survey the status of drinking behaviors and alcohol-related problems of college students in Korea, and to analyze the reasons why college students drink too much. Instrument: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) and Harvard College Alcohol Study Questionnaires. The samples: A national samples were selected from Korean Council on Educations list of accredited 4-year colleges by using probability proportionate to size of enrollment, types, and districts. Participating Universities: Considering districts and types of University, we selected 60 University to survey. Sampling and procedures: First, we selected colleges, departments, and grades in participating University. Second, we sent proportionally assigned Questionnaires to the registrars or faculties. They returned the Questionnaires. Sampling period: From May 15, 2003 to June 15 The main results: 92.0% of Korean college students are drinkers. Drinkers with more than 8 point from AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test) are 62.7% in college students. And 51.1% of students are getting the score of the AUDIT 12 point or above. Frequent binge drinking rate of college students is very high. About 65.7% of students are binge drinkers, and 33.2% are frequent binge drinkers. Frequent binge drinking rate of 24 or more aged students is higher than under ages. Being different with US and Canada's situations, the students who reside in the University are less likely to take binge drinking than the students who reside off-campus. Many of Korean students have been experienced most of alcohol-related problems and secondhand effect of binge drinking. 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
Keywords: Alcohol, 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.