Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
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A Comparison of Alcohol-related Problems between Men and Women in Korean University Students

대학생의 성별에 따른 음주 이유와 문제음주 관련요인

  • Sung, Ki-Wol (college of nursing, catholic university of daegu) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Han (department of nursing, kyungil university)
  • Received : 2009.11.02
  • Accepted : 2009.12.12
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the reasons for drinking and alcohol-related problems, and to identify the factors related with alcohol problems by gender among university students in Korea. Methods: A total of 472 students (47% men; 53% women) in four universities in Korea participated in this study. The following instruments were used the Reasons for Drinking Questionnaire (RFDQ) and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Results: In results the mean AUDIT was 9.6 (${\pm}5.4$) for men and 6.4 (${\pm}4.7$) for women, and there were high correlations between the AUDIT score and the reasons for drinking. The factors related with AUDIT score were age, the age of first smoking, and social reasons for drinking in men, but religion, age of first smoking, and negative reasons for drinking in women. Conclusion: This study reveals the reasons for drinking and alcohol related problems were different from drinking by gender among university students in Korea.

목적: 이 연구의 목적은 한국의 일부 대학생을 대상으로 성별에 따라 음주 이유와 문제음주 관련요인의 차이가 있는지를 파악하기 위한 것이다. 방법: 연구 대상자는 472명의 한국 대학생이며 사용한 측정도구는 Reasons for Drinking Questionnaire(RFDQ), Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test(AUDIT)이다. 결과: 남자 대학생의 평균 AUDIT 점수는 9.6(${\pm}5.4$), 여자 대학생은 6.4(${\pm}4.7$)이었으며 AUDIT 점수와 음주 이유에는 상관관계가 있었다. 남자 대학생의 AUDIT 점수 관련요인으로는 나이, 처음으로 흡연한 나이, 음주 이유가 사회적 관계를 위한 것이었다. 여자 대학생의 AUDIT 점수 관련요인은 종교, 처음으로 흡연한 나이, 음주 이유가 부정적인 감정 때문으로 서로 차이가 있었다. 결론: 대학생의 성별에 따라 음주 이유와 문제음주 관련요인이 다름을 확인하였고 따라서 성별에 따른 다른 접근법의 대학생 음주 예방 프로그램이 계획되어야 할 것이다.

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