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Associations between Gender, Alcohol Use and Negative Consequences among Korean College Students: A National Study

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  • Patrick Allen Rose

    (Department of Technology and Society, State University of New York-Korea, 119 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro, Incheon 21985, Korea)

  • Hugh Erik Schuckman

    (Department of Writing and Rhetoric, University of Utah Asia Campus; 119 Songdo Moonhwa-Ro Yeongsu-Gu, Incheon 21985, Korea)

  • Sarah Soyeon Oh

    (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Eun-Cheol Park

    (Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea)

Abstract

This study examines Korean college students’ rates and the severity of various negative consequences resulting from the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption and the unique factors that are affecting this problem in the Korean context in comparison to other countries. It assesses how much gender, age and other associated respondent characteristics mediate alcohol use and the resulting negative consequences among the population. A stratified representative sample of 4803 valid student respondents attending 82 colleges participated in the alcohol consumption survey, of which 95% reported drinking in past 12 months. Drinking is measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) screening tool. Based on this test, composite scores for each participant were computed and students were grouped into four risk groups: (a) nondrinkers, (b) light drinkers, (c) moderate drinkers and (d) heavy drinkers. Outcome measures include 21 validated items evaluating self-reported alcohol-related negative consequences. Rates of negative consequences are reported for each drinking risk group stratified by gender. Descriptive statistics, stepwise regression, multivariate linear regression and MANOVA tests were used to analyze the data. The study found that female respondents in the sample who consumed alcohol in the past 12 months drank 11.5 percent less than males (AUDIT-C score μ = 6.0 and 6.7, respectively), and there was a greater proportion of females (5.1 percent) who were nondrinkers than males (4.6 percent). Yet, when females drank, they experienced 11.8 percent more negative consequences on average than males (μ = 1.9 and 1.7, respectively). The study attempts to explain this apparent contradiction. The self-reported rates for many individual negative consequences also varied discernibly by gender. The study concludes with suggestions for how alcohol prevention on Korean college campuses would benefit from targeting females and males differently.

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  • Patrick Allen Rose & Hugh Erik Schuckman & Sarah Soyeon Oh & Eun-Cheol Park, 2020. "Associations between Gender, Alcohol Use and Negative Consequences among Korean College Students: A National Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-14, July.
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