scholarly journals Alcohol Use and Risky Behaviour: Evidence of Anxiolysis-Disinhibition from a Naturalistic Drinking Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Gayson ◽  
Lucy Moss ◽  
Mark Moss
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
Drinking Study

Risk Taking Behaviour Associated with Alcohol use among College Student

2021 ◽  
pp. 317-320
Author(s):  
Puspanjali Mohapatro ◽  
Rashmimala Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
High Risk Behaviour

Objective: This study is designed to examine the risk taking behaviours that are harmful to students at a selected university. In this case, high-risk behaviours have been studied, such as harmful behaviours, coercion, smoke, alcohol contain substance abuse, and drug addiction. Materials and methods: Current study which is a type of descriptive survey research. The sample of this study included 200 students from a selected university in Bhubaneswar, who were selected through a convenient sampling technique. The Self -structured questionnaire tool has been used for a to collect socio demographic variables. A Structured checklist developed to measure risk taking behaviour. For this section rating scale was adopted with score was low risk, medium risk and high risk. In this study, score range 14-28 divided in to 3 scales- Low risk (14-18), Medium (19-24), High (25-28). A behavioural rating scale was used to analyse the behaviour. Results: The results showed that the increase in risky behaviour among students was 87% and higher for boys than girls and 40% for campus students had a higher risk of alcohol use. About 69.5% of the age group 19-27 were involved in alcohol consumption due to level of high living standard, high sources of income and happiness. Conclusion: The results of the study on identification of risky behaviours to precedence among students, by accessing a high-risk behaviour profile will help policymakers accurately identify student behaviours to make plan for promoting health improvements activity, with to linking the group's real needs and challenges.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Suicidal Thoughts and Psychoactive Substances

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Spremo ◽  
Slobodan Loga
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Suicidal Ideas ◽  
The Relationship

In this study is represented the relationship between suicidal thoughts and psychoactive abuse. In study were involved 202 students of Banjaluka’s secondary schools. By questioner for risky behaviour of adolescents (1) was found 28,7% of them have suicidal thoughts, and 144 haven’t suicidal thoughts. Students from both groups use alcohol but there are not statistically significant differences among groups. The representative sample was 202 students from Banjaluka’s secondary schools. The results showed that 28,7% of them have suicidal ideas. From examined students 20,2% used cannabis, and 4% other psychoactive substances, 56,9% alcohol and 35,6% smoke cigarettes. In the group with suicidal ideas, use of psychoactive substances is 8,6%, alcohol use in 63,7% cases and cannabis 36,2%, and smoking cigarettes in 48,2% cases. We may conclude that misuse of psy-choactive substances is more present in group with suicidal ideas, except in case of alcohol, which was also high in group with suicidal ideas, but without statistical significances. It is also possible to conclude that there is important connection between use of psychoactive substances and presence of suicidal ideas as first step toward a suicide in adolescents.

scholarly journals Comparing theoretical models for the understanding of health-risk behaviour: Towards an integrative model of adolescent alcohol consumption

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 418-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Caputo
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Risky Alcohol

The aim of the present manuscript is to test and compare the theory of reasoned action (TRA), theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and prototype-willingness model (PWM) in predicting risky alcohol consumption among adolescents and to build an integrative model to get a more comprehensive understanding of such risky behaviour. A total sample of 518 adolescents (55% females; 13-19 aged) recruited from Italian schools (7th to 12th grade) participated in a cross-sectional research study and completed an online questionnaire. Risky alcohol use assessed through the AUDIT-C was the dependent variable; whereas, variables from the TRA, TPB, and PWM (i.e. attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, intention, prototype favourability and similarity, and willingness to alcohol use) were used as predictors. Data were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). The findings show that the integrative model had greater explanatory power and provided a better fit to the data, compared to the TRA, TPB, and PWM, indicating attitudes and subjective norms as the best predictors. In conclusion, perceived social approval from significant others and the volitional component have a central role in understanding adolescents’ alcohol consumption.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of the universal substance use prevention program on alcohol consumption among adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Dobrowolska-Kulanová ◽  
M Štefaňáková ◽  
O Orosová
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Normative Beliefs ◽  
Risky Behaviour

Abstract Background Universal substance use prevention program (PUNAV) is a 24-hour course primarily aimed at developing the competencies of future teachers and prevention trainers. One of the key strategies in the PUNAV is correcting the misperceptions and this way changing normative beliefs about risky behaviour, which, when overestimated, are a predictor of risky behaviour. Objective To explore whether the participation in PUNAV has an effect on alcohol use of future teachers and whether this relationship is mediated by descriptive normative belief regarding alcohol use while considering gender as a possible moderator of these processes. Methods The sample consisted of university students from Slovakia; n = 277, 78% women, Mage=22.23, SD = 2.12. The PUNAV effect was explored within an experimental design. The potential pre-test effect was rejected based on a comparison within the experimental groups and within the control groups (using Solomon model of four groups). The bootstrapping analysis was used to test for moderated mediation according to gender using SPSS Process macro and linear regressions. Results The results showed that participation in the PUNAV has a direct effect on alcohol consumption (AUDIT subscore) only among men (b=-1.88, 95%CI -2.9- -.8). An indirect effect through the descriptive normative beliefs about alcohol use (effect size: -.25, BootCI: -.46 - -.07) was found when the whole sample was taken into account. Participation in PUNAV was found to be related to normative beliefs about alcohol use (β=-.32, p<.001) and these were related to alcohol consumption (β=.20, p<.001). Conclusions Participation in the PUNAV, which aims primarily to develop the competencies of future teachers proved useful for prevention showing a significant effect with respect to their alcohol consumption. Acknowledgement: This work was supported by grant projects APVV-0253-11 and APVV-15-0662. Key messages Well-designed and databased prevention programs can affect risk behaviour among adult population. The importance of normative beliefs as a major strategy to achieve effectiveness of prevention programs has been constantly supported by empirical evidence.

scholarly journals Alcohol-Related Risks for Slovene Secondary School Students on Graduation Trips: Ten Years Later

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Matej Sande
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Risky Behaviour ◽  
Unwanted Sexual Experiences ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Risky Alcohol ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
The Status

The purpose of the research was to study the characteristics of risky alcohol use and alcohol-related risky behaviour of Slovene secondary school students attending graduation trips in the period of ten years (in 2007 and in 2017). We used the questionnaire from the first research study which we modified with questions addressing sexual behaviour of adolescents. The final sample included 371 students of the last years of secondary school (44.9% of boys and 55.1% of girls, the mean age was 17.8 years) attending graduation trips. The sample was unrepresentative and based on self-selection. Both research studies gave comparable results in the categories of alcohol use and risky alcohol use before the trip. The most notable increase was seen in the categories of lifetime prevalence and frequency of use of marijuana. The most common alcohol-related risks remain property damage, accidents, and issues arising from relations with friends. In addition to that, the following categories stand out: sharing embarrassing photos via social media, establishing sexual contacts which would not take place if sober, and unwanted sexual experiences. Almost half of them consumed alcohol before the last sexual intercourse. In the last decade, graduation trips have retained the status of specific environments, in which, compared with the period before the trip, the use of alcohol is characterised by greater risks for a higher percentage of adolescents. Given the results, the recommendations focus on interventions aimed at reducing specific risks related to the use of alcohol on graduation trips.

Alcohol Use May Reduce Arthritis Risk, Study Finds

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
MITCHEL L. ZOLER
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use

DSM-5 alcohol use disorder features among treatment-seeking older adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Behrendt ◽  
Barbara Braun ◽  
Randi Bilberg ◽  
Gerhard Bühringer ◽  
Michael Bogenschutz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Gender ◽  
International Multicenter

Abstract. Background: The number of older adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) is expected to rise. Adapted treatments for this group are lacking and information on AUD features in treatment seeking older adults is scarce. The international multicenter randomized-controlled clinical trial “ELDERLY-Study” with few exclusion criteria was conducted to investigate two outpatient AUD-treatments for adults aged 60+ with DSM-5 AUD. Aims: To add to 1) basic methodological information on the ELDERLY-Study by providing information on AUD features in ELDERLY-participants taking into account country and gender, and 2) knowledge on AUD features in older adults seeking outpatient treatment. Methods: baseline data from the German and Danish ELDERLY-sites (n=544) were used. AUD diagnoses were obtained with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, alcohol use information with Form 90. Results: Lost control, desired control, mental/physical problem, and craving were the most prevalent (> 70 %) AUD-symptoms. 54.9 % reported severe DSM-5 AUD (moderate: 28.2 %, mild: 16.9 %). Mean daily alcohol use was 6.3 drinks at 12 grams ethanol each. 93.9 % reported binging. More intense alcohol use was associated with greater AUD-severity and male gender. Country effects showed for alcohol use and AUD-severity. Conclusion: European ELDERLY-participants presented typical dependence symptoms, a wide range of severity, and intense alcohol use. This may underline the clinical significance of AUD in treatment-seeking seniors.

Persönliche vs. computerbasierte Alkoholintervention für Krankenhauspatienten: Studiendesign

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennis Freyer-Adam ◽  
Sophie Baumann ◽  
Inga Schnuerer ◽  
Katja Haberecht ◽  
Ulrich John ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Identification Test ◽  
Disorder Identification

Zusammenfassung. Ziel: Persönliche Beratungen können bei stationären Krankenhauspatienten Alkoholkonsum und Mortalität reduzieren. Sie sind jedoch mit hohen Kosten verbunden, wenn aus Public-Health-Erfordernis viele Menschen einer Bevölkerung erreicht werden müssen. Computerbasierte Interventionen stellen eine Alternative dar. Jedoch ist ihre Wirksamkeit im Vergleich zu persönlichen Beratungen und im Allgemeinkrankenhaus noch unklar. Eine quasi-randomisierte Kontrollgruppenstudie „Die Bedeutung der Vermittlungsform für Alkoholinterventionen bei Allgemeinkrankenhauspatienten: Persönlich vs. Computerisiert“ soll dies untersuchen. Design und Methoden werden beschrieben. Methode: Über 18 Monate sind alle 18- bis 64-jährigen Patienten auf Stationen der Universitätsmedizin Greifswald mittels Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) zu screenen. Frauen/Männer mit AUDIT-Consumption ≥ 4/5 und AUDIT < 20 werden einer von drei Gruppen zugeordnet: persönliche Intervention (Beratungen zur Konsumreduktion), computerbasierte Intervention (individualisierte Rückmeldebriefe und Broschüren) und Kontrollgruppe. Beide Interventionen erfolgen im Krankenhaus sowie telefonisch bzw. postalisch nach 1 und 3 Monaten. In computergestützten Telefoninterviews nach 6, 12, 18 und 24 Monaten wird Alkoholkonsum erfragt. Schlussfolgerung: Das Studienvorhaben, sofern erfolgreich umgesetzt, ist geeignet die längerfristige Wirksamkeit einer persönlichen und computerbasierten Intervention im Vergleich zu untersuchen.

Tailored interventions to support the implementation of the German national guideline on screening, diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related disorders: a project protocol

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 373-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Schulte ◽  
Christina Lindemann ◽  
Angela Buchholz ◽  
Anke Rosahl ◽  
Martin Härter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Guideline Implementation ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Advisory Boards ◽  
Prevention And Treatment

Abstract. Background: The German Guideline on Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders aims to increase the uptake of evidence-based interventions for the early identification, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of alcohol-related disorders in relevant healthcare settings. To date, dissemination has not been accompanied by a guideline implementation strategy. The aim of this study is to develop tailored guideline implementation strategies and to field-test these in relevant medical and psycho-social settings in the city of Bremen, Germany. Methods: The study will conduct an impact and needs assessment of healthcare provision for alcohol use orders in Bremen, drawing on a range of secondary and primary data to: evaluate existing healthcare services; model the potential impact of improved care on public health outcomes; and identify potential barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based guidelines. Community advisory boards will be established for the selection of single-component or multi-faceted guideline implementation strategies. The tailoring approach considers guideline, provider and organizational factors shaping implementation. In field tests quality outcome indicators of the delivery of evidence-based interventions will be evaluated accompanied by a process evaluation to examine patient, provider and organizational factors. Outlook: This project will support the translation of guideline recommendations for the identification, prevention and treatment of AUD in routine practice and therefore contributes to the reduction of alcohol-related burden in Germany. The project is running since October 2017 and will provide its main outcomes by end of 2020. Project results will be published in scientific journals and presented at national and international conferences.

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