Risky drinking among Norwegian students: Associations with participation in the introductory week, academic performance and alcohol-related attitudes:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Solbjørg MakalaniMyrtveit¹ 

关键词: students;    alcohol consumption;    risky drinking;    university;    introductory week;    student events;    integration;    academic performance;    exclusion;    alcohol culture;   

DOI  :  10.1515/nsad-2016-0031

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

AimsSubstantial increase in heavy drinking upon transition from high school to college is common. Norwegian universities and university colleges arrange yearly introductory weeks to welcome new students. It has been questioned whether these events are too centered on alcohol. We aimed to investigate whether participation in the introductory week is associated with risky drinking (RD). We further aimed to investigate whether RD is associated with academic performance. Finally, we investigated whether alcohol-related attitudes are associated with both RD and introductory week participation.DesignData from the Norwegian study of students' health and well-being (SHoT, 2014, n=13,663) were used. The odds ratio (OR) of RD was calculated for individuals having participated in the introductory week compared to others. Different measures of academic performance (having failed exams, study progression and study-related self-efficacy (SRSE)) were compared between individuals reporting RD compared to others. The asso...

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