The association between levels of alcohol consumption and mental health problems and academic performance among young university students
| العنوان: | The association between levels of alcohol consumption and mental health problems and academic performance among young university students |
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| المؤلفون: | Sharyn Burns, Chimwemwe Tembo, Fatch W. Kalembo |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 6, p e0178142 (2017) PLoS ONE |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017. |
| سنة النشر: | 2017 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Gerontology, Psychological intervention, Social Sciences, Poison control, lcsh:Medicine, Academic Skills, Surveys, Suicide prevention, Occupational safety and health, 0302 clinical medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences, Psychology, Medicine, Public and Occupational Health, 030212 general & internal medicine, lcsh:Science, education.field_of_study, Alcohol Consumption, Multidisciplinary, Depression, Mental Disorders, Human factors and ergonomics, Alcoholism, Research Design, Educational Status, Female, Research Article, Adult, Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Universities, Substance-Related Disorders, Population, education, Addiction, Research and Analysis Methods, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Injury prevention, Humans, Nutrition, Demography, Survey Research, Mood Disorders, business.industry, lcsh:R, Australia, Cognitive Psychology, Biology and Life Sciences, Mental health, Diet, 030227 psychiatry, People and Places, Cognitive Science, Population Groupings, lcsh:Q, business, Undergraduates, Neuroscience |
| الوصف: | Purpose Mental health problems and harmful alcohol consumption have been found to be high among young university students compared to the general population in Australia. This research aimed to investigate the association between levels of drinking and mental health problems and academic performance among university students aged 18 to 24 years. Methods This study used a quantitative cross-sectional design using data that were collected in 2014 as part of the Youth Alcohol Project (YAP). Participants were randomly drawn from a cross sectional sample of 6000 undergraduate students. Included in the study were only students who were within the age of 18-24, undergraduate, and internally enrolled at the main campus. A total of 2518 undergraduate students aged 18 to 24 years who were enrolled internally at Curtin University Bentley campus were randomly recruited. Data were collected through an online survey. Students were invited to participate in the study through their student email address. The email invitations coincided with the release of semester results to increase the likelihood of students accessing their emails. A further 628 students were randomly recruited through face to face intercept survey during the campus market days. Data were collected by trained research assistants. Validated instruments were used to collected data on levels of alcohol consumption, mental health, and academic performance. Results A considerable proportion of participants (44%) reported consuming alcohol at hazardous or harmful levels. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that students who were consuming alcohol at hazardous levels were 1.2 times more likely to report psychological distress than those with lower levels of alcohol consumption (aOR 1.2, 95% CI: 1.1-1.5). In addition, being late for class (aOR 1.7, 95% CI:1.1-2.4), missing classes (aOR = 2.6, 95% CI: 1.9-2.6), inability to concentrate in class (aOR = 2.6, 95% CI: 1.9-3.4), and inability to complete assignments (aOR = 3.5, 95% CI 2.0-6.0) independently predicted for moderate or hazardous alcohol consumption. Conclusion The study shows that a considerable proportion of undergraduate students at university consume alcohol at hazardous or harmful levels. In addition, high levels of alcohol consumption are associated with poor academic performance and mental health outcomes among students. The results of the study warrant multi-strategy interventions that focus on policy, organisational, educational, environmental and economic strategies that will help to reduce alcohol related harms among university students. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::b524a37069756b064d5403346e9f9f3d http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5489147?pdf=render |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....b524a37069756b064d5403346e9f9f3d |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19326203 |
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