Event-Specific Drinking Among College Students
Event-Specific Drinking Among College Students
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DOI：
10.1037/a0024051
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发表时间：
2011-12-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Rodriguez, Lindsey M.
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作者：
Neighbors, Clayton;Atkins, David C.;Rodriguez, Lindsey M.
大学代表了一段酗酒的风险期，并经历了与饮酒相关的不必要的后果。以前的研究已经确定了特定的事件，包括假期（例如，新年），学校休息（例如，春假）和个人相关事件（例如，21岁生日），这与大量饮酒的风险增加和酒精相关的负面后果有关。相对风险的系统评估提供了事件特定的饮酒和经验的基础上，考虑分配有限的预防资源的见解。因此，本研究的目的是提供一个比较指数的饮酒在广泛的假期和比较假日饮酒21岁生日饮酒。参与者是1,124名学生（55%为女性），他们在2008年的前三周内年满21岁，并使用时间轴随访提供了90天的饮酒回顾性报告。基于血液酒精含量的障碍混合模型的结果显示，几个假期对饮酒量的增加尤为突出，包括除夕和7月4日，而其他假期似乎更类似于周末饮酒，如春假（大约3月的最后一周）和毕业典礼（6月中旬）。在节假日或特殊日子喝酒的人比在21岁生日喝酒的人要少得多。结果进行了讨论，在实际应用中有针对性的干预措施，在大学校园对特定的事件，饮酒量升高是已知的发生。
College represents a period of risk for heavy drinking and experiencing unwanted consequences associated with drinking. Previous research has identified specific events, including holidays (e.g., New Years), school breaks (e.g., Spring Break) and personally relevant events (e.g., 21st birthdays), that are associated with elevated risk of heavy drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences. The systematic evaluation of relative risk offers insights into event-specific drinking and an empirical basis upon which to consider allocation of limited prevention resources. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to provide a comparative index of drinking across a wide range of holidays and compare holiday drinking to 21st birthday drinking. Participants were 1,124 students (55% female) who had turned 21 within the previous three weeks in 2008 and provided 90-day retrospective reports of their drinking using the Timeline Follow-back. Results based on a hurdle mixed model for blood alcohol content revealed several holidays that stand out for elevated drinking, including New Year's Eve and July 4th, whereas other holidays appear more similar to weekend drinking, such as Spring Break (approximately last week of March) and graduation (mid-June). Drinking on holidays or special days was substantially lower than drinking on 21st birthdays. Results are discussed in terms of practical applications for targeted intervention efforts on college campuses toward specific events where elevated drinking is known to occur.