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KMID : 0915820110120020061
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Journal of Korean Alcohol Science
2011 Volume.12 No. 2 p.61 ~ p.71
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Alcohol Expectancy for Social Facilitation and Tension Reduction, Life Stresses, and Subjective Well-being among College Students
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Suh Kyung-Hyun
Yang Seung-Ae
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aims to investigate the relations of alcohol expectancy for social facilitation and tension reduction with life stresses and subjective well-being to provide useful information for intervention of drinking problem.
Methods: The participants were 384 college students (189 males and 195 females) living in Seoul and suburbs, whose ages ranged from 18 to 31, and average was 21.79 (SD=2.05). Psychological testings were used to measure Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire, Life Stresses Scale for college students, Emotion Frequency Test, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and Subjective Happiness Scale.
Results: There was no significant gender difference in alcohol expectancy for social facilitation and tension reduction. Beside, they were likely to drink with alcohol expectancy for social facilitation than with expectancy for tension reduction. Alcohol expectancy for social facilitation as well as expectancy for tension reduction, more closely correlated with life stresses than subjective well-being. Stresses with future career accounted most variance of alcohol expectancy for social facilitation, and financial stresses was also significant predictor, while financial stresses accounted most variance of alcohol expectancy for tension reduction, and stresses with family and academic works were also significant predictor for it.
Conclusion: The present study suggests that life stresses are more closely related to alcohol expectancies than subjective well-being. Among life stresses of college students, stresses with future career, financial problem, family, and academic works were critical factors for alcohol expectancies. It was discussed with previous studies and suggested the information for further studies, prevention and intervention of problem drinking.
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KEYWORD
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college students, alcohol expectancy, life stresses, social facilitation, tension reduction
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