Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets
Secondhand effects of student alcohol use reported by neighbors of colleges: the role of alcohol outlets
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DOI：
10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00259-3
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发表时间：
2002-08-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Lee, H
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作者：
Wechsler, H;Lee, JE;Lee, H
这是一项对大学校园附近社区居民所经历的学生饮酒的二手影响的研究。我们研究了一所大学的酗酒水平和邻近地区的酒精销售点数量之间的关系，通过这种二手效应降低了社区生活质量。通过分层列表辅助随机数字拨号电话调查，对美国4661个家庭的成年人进行了采访。采访日程包括居民对酒精使用的二手影响的经历，如噪音、破坏或公共干扰。将居住在大学附近的受访者提供的邻里生活质量报告与未居住在大学附近的受访者提供的邻里生活质量报告进行比较；并将酗酒率高的大学邻居与酗酒率低的大学邻居的报告进行了比较。还比较了这些地区的酒类销售点的存在。大学附近的居民，特别是那些偶尔大量饮酒的大学附近的居民报告说，一英里内有更多的酒精销售点。这些社区的特点是社会经济地位较低。住在大学校园附近的邻居更有可能报告说，由于大量饮酒的二手影响，如噪音和干扰、破坏、醉酒、呕吐和小便，社区生活质量下降。通径分析表明，附近饮酒点的数量是中介高校之间关系的重要因素，特别是那些酗酒率高的高校，这种二手效应。研究结果表明，通过限制这些地区酒精销售点的存在以及由此产生的营销行为，可能会减少因大量饮酒而导致的大学周围社区混乱。(C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.版权所有。
This is a study of the secondhand effects of student alcohol use experienced by residents of neighborhoods near college campuses. We examined the relationship of a college's level of binge drinking and the number of alcohol outlets in the immediate area, to lowered quality of neighborhood life through such secondhand effects. Adults from 4661 households in the United States were interviewed through a stratified list-assisted random digit dialing telephone survey. The interview schedule included questions about residents' experiences of secondhand effects of alcohol use such as noise, vandalism or public disturbances. Reports about the quality of neighborhood life provided by respondents residing near colleges were compared with those of respondents who did not live near colleges; and reports of neighbors of colleges with high rates of binge drinking were compared with those of neighbors of colleges with lower rates. The presence of alcohol outlets in these areas was also compared. Residents near colleges and particularly near colleges with heavy episodic drinking reported the presence of more alcohol outlets within a mile. Those neighborhoods were characterized by lower socioeconomic status. Neighbors living near college campuses were more likely to report a lowered quality of neighborhood life through such secondhand effects of heavy alcohol use as noise and disturbances, vandalism, drunkenness, vomiting and urination. A path analysis indicated that the number of nearby alcohol outlets was an important factor mediating the relationship between colleges, especially those with high rates of binge drinking, and such secondhand effects. The results suggest that neighborhood disruptions around colleges due to heavy alcohol use may be reduced by limiting the presence of alcohol outlets in those areas, and the marketing practices that this engenders. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.