Factors Affecting Problem Drinking in Korean College Women.

Park,  Jin Young; Kim,  Sun Ah; Lee,  Sangeun

doi:2017.26.3.291

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 26(3); 2017 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2017;26(3):291-300.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.3.291 Published online October 24, 2017.

Factors Affecting Problem Drinking in Korean College Women.

Jin Young Park, Sun Ah Kim, Sangeun Lee

¹Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
²College of Nursing · Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. PSY0962@yuhs.ac

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.

Key Words: Problem drinking; Women college student; Online survey