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Original Article
Factors Influencing the Drinking Behavior in Female University Students
Hyun-Sook Ryu, Min-Ja Baek
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2012;23(3):307-315.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.3.307
Published online: September 30, 2012

Department of Nursing, Shingyeong University, Hwaseong, Korea.

• Received: June 25, 2012   • Accepted: September 13, 2012

Copyright © 2012 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing the alcohol drinking behavior in female university students.
  • Methods
    The subjects were 298 female university students at three universities in J Province and G city. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS/PC+ 15.0.
  • Results
    The variables that affected the drinking behavior of female university students were smoking status, pocket money, coping strategy of problem solving, positive expectancy of alcohol drinking and negative expectancy of alcohol drinking. These factors could explain 30.4% of the drinking behavior. Stress did not affect the drinking behavior of subjects.
  • Conclusion
    Drinking behavior of the subjects was slightly higher than average for all women. In order to decrease the drinking behavior, the development of drinking reduction programs is needed and it can lead healthy life for female university students.
Table 1
General Characteristics of Subject (N=298)
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Table 2
Drinking-related Characteristics of Subject (N=298)
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Soju: glass of soju; Beer: glass of beer.

Table 3
Correlation among Drinking Behavior, Stress, Coping Strategies, and Alcohol Expectancy (N=298)
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Table 4
Factors Affecting Drinking Behavior of Female University Students (N=298)
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