TY - JOUR
T1 - Russian Federation university student alcohol use
T2 - Smolensk City—a case example
AU - Reznik, Alexander
AU - Isralowitz, Richard
AU - Gritsenko, Valentina
AU - Khalepo, Olga
AU - Kovaleva, Yulia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2019/10/2
Y1 - 2019/10/2
N2 - Alcohol use that causes damage to health and adverse events is a significant public health concern. However, there is a dearth of information about alcohol use among Russian Federation university students. This cross sectional study of 626 students examined their background characteristics, alcohol use, heavy drinking and related problem behavior. Males were more inclined to use alcohol and drink heavily than females; however, no other gender related behavior differences were found. Regression analysis showed heavy drinking more prevalent among students who worked, lived on campus, missed class because of party habits, smoked cigarettes, mixed alcohol and energy drinks, and drank more because of stress. Study findings contribute to usable information for promoting university student health and well-being including academic success through policy and prevention practices as well as for examining the issue elsewhere for comparison and generalization purposes.
AB - Alcohol use that causes damage to health and adverse events is a significant public health concern. However, there is a dearth of information about alcohol use among Russian Federation university students. This cross sectional study of 626 students examined their background characteristics, alcohol use, heavy drinking and related problem behavior. Males were more inclined to use alcohol and drink heavily than females; however, no other gender related behavior differences were found. Regression analysis showed heavy drinking more prevalent among students who worked, lived on campus, missed class because of party habits, smoked cigarettes, mixed alcohol and energy drinks, and drank more because of stress. Study findings contribute to usable information for promoting university student health and well-being including academic success through policy and prevention practices as well as for examining the issue elsewhere for comparison and generalization purposes.
KW - Alcohol use
KW - Russian Federation university students
KW - gender
KW - heavy drinking
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85040966466&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15332640.2017.1417188
DO - 10.1080/15332640.2017.1417188
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85040966466
SN - 1533-2640
VL - 18
SP - 549
EP - 557
JO - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
IS - 4
ER -