J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2017 Sep;26(3):291-300. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.3.291.

Factors Affecting Problem Drinking in Korean College Women

• Park JY
• Kim SA
• Lee S

• KMID: 2392223
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.3.291

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to examine the level of problem drinking and assess factors that influence problem drinking in Korean college women.
METHODS
The participants were 500 students who took part in a self-administered online survey. AUDIT, BDI-II, AES, PSS, and PES were included in the survey used in this study. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistic, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 23.0 program.
RESULTS
The average score for AUDIT was 8.98±6.38 and the proportion of the problem drinking was 50.8%. Significant factors that influenced problem drinking were depression, alcohol expectations, age of first drink and family income.
CONCLUSION
Findings from this study suggest that the need to develop nursing intervention programs for early prevention of excessive alcohol use and recovery for college women who have a drinking problem.

Keyword

Problem drinking; Women college student; Online survey

MeSH Terms

Depression
Drinking*
Female
Humans
Nursing

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