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A Comparative Analysis of Drinking Attitudes and Behavior among College Students in Busan

부산지역 남녀 대학생의 음주태도 및 음주행태 비교분석

  • Kang, Ji-Eun (Fermented Food Science Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) ;
  • Choi, Han-Seok (Fermented Food Science Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) ;
  • Choi, Ji-Ho (Fermented Food Science Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) ;
  • Yeo, Soo-Hwan (Fermented Food Science Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) ;
  • Jung, Seok-Tae (Fermented Food Science Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science) ;
  • Kim, Mihyang (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Silla University)
  • 강지은 (국립농업과학원 발효식품과) ;
  • 최한석 (국립농업과학원 발효식품과) ;
  • 최지호 (국립농업과학원 발효식품과) ;
  • 여수환 (국립농업과학원 발효식품과) ;
  • 정석태 (국립농업과학원 발효식품과) ;
  • 김미향 (신라대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2014.01.21
  • Accepted : 2014.02.23
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

This study investigates drinking attitudes and behaviors of university students. The sample included 355 students living in Busan, Korea. The questionnaire addressed general background information (gender, age, grade and monthly pocket money), drinking attitudes (understanding the effects of alcohol on the body, stereotype of drink, age at the first drink, the drinking companion at the first drink, reasons for starting to drink, main drinking companions, major reasons for drinking, the history of drinking alone, and reasons for drinking alone), drinking behaviors (the cost of each drinking occasion, drinking amounts, the frequency of drinking, the frequency of heavy drinking, the type of alcoholic beverage, and the places of drinking). A few respondents (both male and female students) started drinking while in high school (p<0.05), and most respondents drank with friends (males: 91.0%, female: 92.2%). The main reasons for drinking were the mood for male student (46.3%) and relationships for female student (49.1%) (p<0.05). Male respondents consumed more than seven glasses of soju (39.9%), whereas female respondents, five to seven glasses (49.7%) (p<0.05). On average, the respondents drank one to two times a week (males: 47.9%, females: 51.5%) and experienced heavy drinking one to three times every three months (males: 19.1%, females: 21.0%) (p<.05). The results suggest that students with frequent alcohol consumption and heavy alcohol dependence are likely to face problems and thus require aggressive intervention strategies that target them specifically.

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