Korean J Health Promot.  2011 Jun;11(2):91-99.

Effects of Alcohol-Related Factors on Drinking Behaviors and Problematic Sexual Behaviors in College Students

• Tak YR
• An JY

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between psychosocial stress, alcohol expectancy, drinking refusal self-efficacy, and drinking behaviors with problematic sexual behaviors in college students.
METHODS
Participants were college students (129 males, 67 females) with a mean age of 22.6 years old. Data analysis was done with SPSS 13.0 for descriptive statistics and LISREL 8.53 program for path analysis.
RESULTS
The path model showed a good fit to the empirical data (chi2=10.14, P=0.71, GFI=0.98, AGFI=0.94, CFI=0.96, RMSEA=0.07). Our analysis showed that psychosocial stress, drinking refusal self-efficacy, and alcohol expectancy had a significant direct effect on drinking behaviors and that drinking behaviors had a significant direct effect on problematic sexual behaviors.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that alcohol prevention or education programs should emphasize stress management and refusal skills training to prevent college students from drinking behaviors and problematic sexual behaviors at the highest risk for various stressors and heavy drinking.

Keyword

Alcohols; Sexual behavior; Stress

MeSH Terms

Alcohols
Disulfiram
Drinking
Drinking Behavior
Humans
Male
Sexual Behavior
Statistics as Topic
Alcohols
Disulfiram