A Survey on Drinking Status of Middle School Students in Korea

Park, Ho Ran; Sohng, Kyeong Yae; Kim, Nam Cho; Yang, Soo; Lee, So Young; Moon, Young lm

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Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2003;12(3):287-295.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2003.12.3.287 Published online September 30, 2003.

A Survey on Drinking Status of Middle School Students in Korea

Ho Ran Park, Kyeong Yae Sohng, Nam Cho Kim, Soo Yang, So Young Lee, Young lm Moon

College cf Nursing, The Catholic University cf Korea

중학생의 음주실태

박호란, 송경애, 김남조, 양 수, 이소영, 문영임

가톨릭대학교 간호대학

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to provide basic data for adolescent drinking prevention through the investigation of drinking status of middle school students.
Methods
Students from 15 different middle schools located in the S district of Seoul were investigated using a self questionnaire. A total 1,957 students, two classes of 7-8 graders from each school, answered the questionnaire during November 8 to 19, 2002. The tool used for the research was modified version of what Korean Association Against Drug Abuse and Korean Drinking Culture and Alcohol Research have developed and a subscale of POSIT used to identify middle schooler's problem drinking. The Cronbach's a of the tool was .87. The data analyzed using Spss Win 10.0.
Results
1. The rate of students who have experienced drinking was 64.1% and 23.1% are still drinking. 3.4% drinks more than 2 times a week. 2. A total 94% replied they have started drinking before 7th grade and 53.9% started during elementary school and 20.7% before elementary school and 19.4% during 7th grade. 3. The rate of middle schooler's problem drinking measured by a subscale of POSIT was 5.5% among total subjects, and 8.5% among experienced drinkers.
Conclusions
To prevent middle schooler's drinking, a accurate survey of drinking should be carried out repeatedly and relating factors to middle schoolefs drinking be analyzed.

Key Words: Middle schoolers; Alcohol drinking; Problem drinking

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