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KMID : 0858820170340010067
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2017 Volume.34 No. 1 p.67 ~ p.76
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Factors associated with problematic alcohol consumption in adolescents
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Yun Hae-Sun
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence problematic drinking among adolescents in South Korea. The first aim of this study was to examined the problematic drinking status according to ocio-demographics characteristics, mental-health, and health behavior factors. The second aim was to identify factors affecting problematic drinking.
Methods: Using statistics from the 11 th (2015) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, any variations among the subjects were presented by percentages and analyzed by χ 2 -tests, and then logistic regression analysis was conducted.
Results: In the final model, gender, economic status, weekly allowance, father’s education level, experience of sadness, smoking, and consumption of high-caffeine drinks were all significantly associated with problematic drinking.
Conclusions: Awareness of teenagers regarding the potential health effects of problematic drinking, in particular in regards
to mixing smoking and high-caffeine drinks with consumption of alcoholic beverages, should be increased through health education. Teenagers need to be taught the physical and mental dangers of drinking. A program that can teach proper drinking habits and prevent excessive drinking is needed. It should be a national matter just like the smoking policy.
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KEYWORD
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problematic drinking, alcohol, adolescents, KYRBS
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