The Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Perceived Drunkenness: a Multilevel Cross-National Comparison in Samples of Adolescents
The Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Perceived Drunkenness: a Multilevel Cross-National Comparison in Samples of Adolescents
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DOI：
10.1093/alcalc/agr032
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Kraus, Ludwig
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作者：
Mueller, Stefanie;Piontek, Daniela;Kraus, Ludwig
目的：酒精消费似乎是醉酒的最佳预测因素，有证据表明，个人和国家因素影响醉酒的感知。这项研究探讨了在欧洲各国青少年样本中，饮酒量与醉酒感之间的关系是否存在差异。方法：数据来自2007年欧洲学校酒精和其他药物调查项目（ESPAD）。分析样本包括来自24个国家的60，114名（93%）15-16岁的学生，他们在最近一次饮酒时报告饮酒。在个人层面上，感知醉酒的最后一次饮酒的场合进行了测量与10点的规模，酒精消费的最后一次饮酒的场合与饮料的具体数量指数。六个个体特征进行了评估，并作为控制变量。在国家一级，研究共包括五个国家一级的变量。同时考虑个人水平（1级）和组（国家）水平（2级）变量，使用多层次回归模型分析数据。结果：酒精消费与醉酒感之间的关系因国家而异。这种差异可以部分解释为饮酒模式和地理区域。结论：各国对酒精对醉酒影响的看法似乎各不相同。未来的研究应该发展合理的指标，文化差异占这种变化。
Aims: Alcohol consumption seems to be the best predictor of drunkenness and evidence suggests that individual and country factors influence the perception of drunkenness. This study examines if the relationship between volume of alcohol consumption and perceived drunkenness varies across European countries in samples of adolescents. Methods: Data came from the 2007 European School Survey Project on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD). The analytical sample consisted of n = 60,114 (93%) 15-16-year-old students in 24 countries reporting alcohol consumption on the last drinking occasion. At the individual level, perceived drunkenness on the last drinking occasion was measured with a 10-point scale, alcohol consumption on the last drinking occasion with a beverage-specific quantity index. Six individual characteristics were assessed and used as control variables. At the country level, a total of five country-level variables were included in the study. Data were analysed using multilevel regression models simultaneously considering both individual level (Level 1) and group (country) level (Level 2) variables. Results: The relationship between alcohol consumption and perceived drunkenness varied across countries. This variation could partly be explained by drinking patterns and geographical region. Conclusion: The perception of the effects of alcohol in terms of drunkenness seems to vary across countries. Future studies should develop sound indicators of cultural differences accounting for this variation.