scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption and Risky Drinking Patterns among College Students from Selected Countries of the Carpathian Euroregion

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Zadarko-Domaradzka ◽  
Zbigniew Barabasz ◽  
Marek Sobolewski ◽  
Edyta Nizioł-Babiarz ◽  
Beata Penar-Zadarko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Risky Drinking ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
The Individual

Reduction of excessive alcohol consumption still remains a significant challenge to the actions in the scope of public health of European citizens. The aim of this study is to present the prevalence of alcohol consumption and to estimate the occurrence of risky drinking among college students from the Polish, Slovak, Romanian, and Ukrainian parts of the Carpathian Euroregion, taking social contexts into account. The consumption of alcohol was estimated on the basis of the respondents’ statements regarding the quantity and frequency of their consumption of beer, wine, and vodka. The study included people from the first year of undergraduate studies. The analysis used the Chi-square independence test and odds ratios (ORs). There were significant differences in the frequency of alcohol consumption, as well as the individual types consumed, among the respondents from the analyzed countries. Of the examined college students, 70% admit to occasional drinking. The pattern of dangerous alcohol consumption occurs in the case of approximately every seventh person. Risky drinking occurs with much greater frequency among male students rather than their female counterparts. In Romania, a very small percentage of female students engage in risky drinking. The analysis did not show statistically significant differences in the frequency of risky drinking between countries. The coexistence of other adverse health behaviors, such as smoking and alcohol abuse, was confirmed.

scholarly journals Positive perceptions of beer consumption among portuguese university students

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Joana R. Casanova ◽  
Margarida Gaspar Matos ◽  
María del Carmen Pérez Fuentes ◽  
Leandro S. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
First Year ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Beer Consumption ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Impact

The abusive consumption of alcohol by college students has negative effects on both individual and public health. Positive expectations about alcohol are related to behaviours and patterns of consumption frequently acquired in adolescence. Objective. This study analyses the impact of individual variables (gender, age at first drink, being away from home, and first option degree course) on beer consumption in first-year college students. The moderating effect of positive perceptions about alcohol consumption will also be considered. Method. The sample comprised 214 first-year college students at a Portuguese public university. Results. Positive perceptions of alcohol consumption had an impact on levels of beer consumption and the rate of beer consumption could be explained by just four student variables: age at first drink, gender, first option degree course, and positive perceptions of alcohol consumption. The indices of model fit were adequate. Conclusions. Interventions targeting reductions of student’s alcohol consumption should consider the effects of positive perceptions of alcohol.

Relative deprivation and phubbing: Fear of missing out as a mediator

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yang Wu ◽  
Xiaoying Yang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Psychosocial Factor ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
Fear Of Missing Out ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

Phubbing, defined as paying attention to one's smartphone instead of interacting with other people in social contexts, has become a common phenomenon. However, the determinants of this behavior remain unclear. Therefore, we explored whether fear of missing out mediates the relationship between relative deprivation and phubbing. A sample of 858 college students completed measures to assess relative deprivation, fear of missing out, and phubbing. The results show that relative deprivation was positively correlated with phubbing. Further, fear of missing out fully mediated the relationship between relative deprivation and phubbing, which indicates that college students who perceived more relative deprivation tended to be more prone to experiencing fear of missing out, and thus more vulnerable to phubbing. Our findings extend understanding of the antecedents of phubbing from the individual microlevel to the psychosocial factor macrolevel.

scholarly journals Assessment of Alcohol Consumption and Anxiety as Predictors of Risk of Anorexia and Bulimia in Non-Clinicals Samples

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6293
Author(s):  
Gisela Pineda-García ◽  
Estefanía Ochoa-Ruiz ◽  
Gilda Gómez-Peresmitré ◽  
Silvia Platas-Acevedo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Baja California ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Disturbance Model ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

The objective of this study is to assess the effect of alcohol consumption, anxiety, and food restriction before and after consuming alcohol and body image on the risk of anorexia and bulimia in college students from Tijuana, Baja California, through predictive statistical models. A quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional design and a non-probabilistic sample of 526 college students from Tijuana, Baja California, México were used. Application of the scales (with acceptable psychometric properties) was conducted in classrooms. Through path analyses, four models were found with adequate indicators of goodness of fit: (1) risk of anorexia in women [Chi Square (X2) = 5.34, p = 0.376, Adjusted Determination Coefficient (R2)= 0.250]; (2) anorexia risk for men (X2 = 13.067, p = 0.192, R2 = 0.058); (3) risk of bulimia in women (X2 = 3.358, p = 0.645, R2 = 0.202); and bulimia risk for men (X2 = 14.256, p = 0.075, R2 = 0.284). The findings provide empirical evidence for the food and alcohol disturbance model.

scholarly journals Dining Hall Usage and Eating Competence in College Students (P16-027-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie Schroeder ◽  
Jesse Stabile Morrell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
First Year ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Eating Competence ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
The University

Abstract Objectives To explore differences in eating competence among first-year and upperclass college students (18–24 years), as well as the differences related to dining hall usage. Methods Data were collected between 2015–17; students (n = 1057) were recruited from a midsize, northeastern university to participate in an ongoing health survey. Students completed the Eating Competence Satter Inventory (ecSI), as well as the self-reported frequency of meals obtained from the university dining hall, as part of an online questionnaire. Proportional differences between first-year and upperclass students were analyzed via chi-square analyses. Mean differences between eating competence scores and frequency of dining hall meals/week (0, 1–6, 7–13, 14–20, ³21) were evaluated via ANCOVA; age, BMI, sex, semester, year of data collection, and academic class year served as covariates. Results Students had a mean age of 18.9 ± 0.03 years; 66.7% were female and 53.4% were first-year. The mean ecSI score was 33.3 ± 0.3; more than half of students (58.2%) were considered eating competent (³32). No differences in ecSI scores between first-year and upperclass students were observed (33.2 ± 0.4 vs. 33.5 ± 0.4, P = 0.63). Students who report ³21 dining hall meals/week had the highest ecSI scores as compared to 0, 1–6, 7–13, 14–20 meals/week (36.7 ± 0.6 vs. 31.4 ± .9, 32.0 ± 0.6, 31.5 ± 0.6, 33.8 ± 0.4, all respectively P < 0.01). Conclusions Our findings do not suggest differences in eating competence between first-year and upperclass students, however, students who utilize the university dining hall for at least 3 meals per day had the highest eating competence. These findings may be of interest to campus dietitians and educators interested in promoting healthy eating behaviors and attitudes on their campuses. Funding Sources New Hampshire Agriculture Experiment Stations and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch Project 1010738.

scholarly journals Comparative Overview of Functional and Motor Preparedness of First- and Second-Year College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22
Author(s):  
M. G. Barylko
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Discriminant Function ◽  
Male Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Male College ◽  
Long Jump ◽  
Second Year

The study objective is to determine the possibility of recognizing the state of functional and motor preparedness of first- and second-year male college students, using multidimensional statistical methods. Materials and methods. The study involved first-year (n = 10) and second-year (n = 10) male students of Novomoskovsk College of Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University. To achieve the objective set, the study relied on the following research methods: analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, and methods of mathematical statistics for processing research results. Results. For practical application of discriminant analysis results, unstandardized canonical discriminant function coefficients are used. The probability of a case belonging to the predicted group is calculated based on substitution of values of variables for the corresponding case into the discriminant function. A comparison of the obtained results with centroid values makes it possible to determine the group the result belongs to. Conclusions. Discriminant function structure coefficients are most closely related to variables that characterize functional preparedness (No. 3, 4, 5 “Serkin’s test”), coordination and strength preparedness (No. 15 “Evaluation of perception of motion strength parameters, 1/3”, No. 8 “Arms’ bending and straightening in a hanging position”, 9 “Bent-arm hang”, 10 “Standing long jump”). The division of boys into groups by functional and motor preparedness is carried out on the basis of unstandardized coefficients.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Binge Drinking Episodes Among Male and Female College Students (P18-008-19)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Croteau ◽  
Jesse Stabile Morrell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
First Year ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Past

Abstract Objectives To examine binge-drinking trends among undergraduate university students (18–24 years) over a five-year span. Methods Data were collected between 2012–17 through an ongoing, cross-sectional health survey at a midsize, northeastern university. Students (n = 2759; 69% female; 59% first-year) self-reported binge-drinking activity over the past 30 days through an online questionnaire. Binge drinking was defined as consumption of ≥4 or 5 drinks on a single occasion for females and males, respectively. Heavy binge drinking behavior was defined as ≥4 episodes of binge drinking in the past 30 days. Proportional differences were analyzed through chi-square analyses. Results Between 2012–17, binge drinking prevalence ranged from 65.1–75.4% among men and 53.9–65.9% among women. Overall, men reported higher rates of binge drinking compared to females (73.2% vs. 59.2%, P < 0.01). Collectively, 35.7% reported heavy binge drinking in the past 30 days. More males report heavy binge drinking over the past 30 days compared to females (49.1% vs. 29.6%, P < 0.01). Upperclass students reported a higher prevalence of binge drinking in the past 30 days compared to first-year students (68.3 vs. 60.3%, P < 0.01). Between 2012–17, binge drinking prevalence ranged from 65.1–75.4% among men and 53.9–65.9% among women. Overall, men reported higher rates of binge drinking compared to females (73.2% vs. 59.2%, P < 0.01). Collectively, 35.7% reported heavy binge drinking in the past 30 days. More males report heavy binge drinking over the past 30 days compared to females (49.1% vs. 29.6%, P < 0.01). Upperclass students reported a higher prevalence of binge drinking in the past 30 days compared to first-year students (68.3 vs. 60.3%, P < 0.01). Conclusions Our findings are consistent with other studies in showing high rates of binge drinking among college students, especially among male students. Monitoring binge-drinking patterns on college campuses assists administrators and health educators to address the severity of the problem to identify and monitor prevention and intervention efforts. Funding Sources New Hampshire Agriculture Experiment Station and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Project 1010738.

scholarly journals Alcohol Consumption and Risky Drinking Patterns in Malaysia: Findings from NHMS 2011

2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 593-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Hatta B. Abdul Mutalip ◽  
Rozanim Bt. Kamarudin ◽  
Mala Manickam ◽  
Hamizatul Akmal Bt. Abd Hamid ◽  
Riyanti Bt. Saari
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Risky Drinking

scholarly journals Psychological and Pedagogical Support of Educational Adaptation of College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Yulia Ivanovna Popova ◽  
Konstantin Viktorovitch Yulia Ivanovna ◽  
Tamara Sergeevna Avetisian
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
First Year ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Before And After ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
The Individual

The research is based on the need to update the understanding of the adaptive potential of the indi-vidual at the stage of professionalization of college students. The study was conducted to analyse the dynamics of educational adaptation on the example of indicators of adaptation in the study group and adaptation to educational activities, using the meth-odology of T.D. Dubovitskaya and A.V. Krylova. The authors tested the assumption that the result of specially organized psychological and pedagogical support might be an increase in the indicators of educational adaptation of first-year students. The dynamics of educational adaptation was assessed by comparing the indicators of students’ adaptation to educational activities and in the study group, obtained before and after the implementation of psychological and pedagogical support aimed at strengthening the components of self-regulation, developing social communication and skills and skills of working with information. Statistical analy-sis using the Wilcoxon T-test was used to assess the significance of differences. As a result of the research, based on qualitative and statistical analy-sis, it can be concluded that as a result of psycho-logical and pedagogical support, students have a positive dynamics of educational adaptation, in par-ticular, indicating that the girls’ adaptation to educa-tional activities is more successful than adaptation in a group. The practical significance of the research is to justify the applicability of the system of psy-chological and pedagogical support for first-year College students to maintain adaptation to the so-cio-cultural environment of the university by creat-ing conditions for strengthening the subjective component of educational motivation. It contributes to a better understanding of the effectiveness of their own efforts to work with educational material; creating conditions for strengthening self-regulation skills in the course of psychological counselling of students (as a direction of psychological and peda-gogical support), for developing the cognitive po-tential of the individual and strengthening commu-nication skills in the course of general support. Moreover, the study confirms the possibility of us-ing the methodology for evaluating students’ educa-tional motivation to track its dynamics using both qualitative and quantitative indicators.

scholarly journals Pola makan suku asli Papua dan non-Papua sebagai faktor risiko kejadian hipertensi

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Sarni Rante Allo Bela ◽  
Bambang Djarwoto ◽  
I Made Alit Gunawan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Sodium Intake ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Fat Intake ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Excessive Alcohol Consumption ◽  
High Sodium ◽  
Potassium Intake ◽  
Excessive Alcohol

Background: Hypertension is one of the problems in the medical and public health sector. The prevalence of hypertension in Jayapura City is 23,8%. Hypertensive disease was ranked 6th among the top 10 diseases in Abepura Hospital. The risk factors, a diet containing high fat, high sodium, low potassium and excessive alcohol consumption has contributed to the increasing of blood pressure.Objective: To determine the degree of hypertension difference between Papuans and non-Papuans, and the effect of intake of fat, sodium, potassium and alcohol consumption as risk factors for hypertension in each tribe.Method: The study was an observational analytic with a case-control design. Samples are 248 which is divided in 62 cases and 62 controls on each tribe. Data analysis using the statistical independent t-test, Chi-Square, Mantel Haenzel, Multiple Regression Logistic.Results: Non-Papuan tribes had 1.9 times higher risk of hypertension stage 2. The fat intake of indigenous Papuans (OR=3.250) and non-Papuans (OR=3.275) correlated significantly. Sodium intake significantly associated in indigenous Papuans, but the non-Papuans, have a significant relation (OR=2.531). There was a correlation between potassium intake in indigenous Papuans (OR=2.348), but the non-Papuans, was not. Consumption of alcohol in indigenous Papuans was significantly associated (OR=2.343), but the non-Papuans, was not. Multivariate analysis showed that psychosocial stress, consumption of alcohol, family history of hypertension, and potassium intake were contributing in indigenous Papuans. Intake of fat, sodium intake, and obesity was contributed in non-Papuan tribes. Conclusion: Non-Papuan tribes prone to has hypertension stage 2. In Papuans, fat intake (> 30%), potassium intake (<2000 mg) and excessive alcohol (≥ 2 glasses/day) are risk factors. In the non-Papuan, fat intake (> 30%) and sodium intake (≥ 2300 mg) are risk factors for hypertension.

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