| A Study on The Factors that Influence Alcohol Consumption among the Korean High School Girls in a Region of Seoul, Korea |
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Joo Hyung Kim1, Eun Kyung Kim2, Hyo Chung Kim2, Hyung Sook Mun2, Sun Min Oh2, Nak Yung Park2, Hea Chung Shin2, Kyung Won Lee2, Chi Sun Lee2, Yeon Ok Choi2, Jin Hee Choi2, Yoo Chung Han2, Soo In Hyun2 |
1The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Nursing
2Yonsei Universtiy College of Nursing |
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| Abstract |
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This study was designed to examine the factors associated with alcohol consumption among the Korean high school girls.
283 female students were sampled from two high schools in Seoul, Korea. They were given questionnaires and were asked to fill in and return them during a class hour. The factors included in the questionnaire were analyzed to see their contributions to alcohol consumption using chi-square. Alcohol consumption was associated with lower school performance (p = .001). High alcohol expectancies increased alcohol consumption (p= .000): however, depression did not show a statistically significant relationship to alcohol consumption. Mothers' alcohol consumption, having many alcohol consuming friends and watching TV commercials picturing alcohol were found to be associated with alcohol consumption, p = .049, .000. .000. respectively.
Results may imply that alcohol consumption may not be a coping behavior of the depressed high school girls. Parents in Korea should be more concerned about alcohol consumption and its impacts on their daughters. Media effects on alcohol consumption need to be stressed and deserve attention from the public. |
| Key Words:
alcohol consumption; alcohol expectancies; depression; peer pressure; mass media |
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