Spring break trips as a risk factor for heavy alcohol use among first-year college students
Spring break trips as a risk factor for heavy alcohol use among first-year college students
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DOI：
10.15288/jsa.2006.67.911
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发表时间：
2006-11-01
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通讯作者：
Rankin, Lela A.
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作者：
Lee, Christine M.;Maggs, Jennifer L.;Rankin, Lela A.
目的：据信，许多高中生和大学生利用春假假期前往目的地，目的是从事极端的聚会行为，包括过度饮酒。然而，春假旅行者的行为比他们的典型行为更危险的程度仍然不清楚。方法：为了评估春假作为一个情境风险因素的影响，我们分析了176名大学一年级学生在10周内通过每周电话访谈收集的数据。结果如下：使用多层次模型，我们发现以下几点：（1）男性，兄弟会/姐妹会组织的参与者，春假旅行的学生，以及那些具有更高乐趣社会酒精期望的人在常规学期中喝得更多;（2）一般来说，春假期间酒精使用量没有增加;然而，（3）春假旅行者在春假期间增加了酒精使用量。结论：春假旅行是在学期和春假旅行期间饮酒升级的一个风险因素，这表明一些学生可能会寻找过度饮酒的机会。结果进行了讨论，在生态位的选择和预防的影响。
Objective: Many high school and college students are believed to use spring break vacation to travel to destinations with the intent of engaging in extreme party behaviors, including excessive alcohol use. However, the extent to which spring break travelers' behaviors are more risky than their typical behaviors remains unclear. Method: To assess the impact of spring break as a situational risk factor, we analyzed data collected from 176 first-year college students across 10 weeks using weekly telephone interviews. Results: Using multilevel modeling, we found the following: (1) men, participants in fraternity/sorority organizations, students traveling on spring break trips, and those with higher fun-social alcohol expectancies drank more during the regular semester; (2) alcohol use did not increase during spring break week in general; however, (3) spring break travelers increased their alcohol use during spring break. Conclusions: Spring break trips are a risk factor for escalated alcohol use both during the academic semester and during spring break trips, suggesting that some students may seek out opportunities for excessive alcohol use. Results are discussed in terms of niche selection and prevention implications.