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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Pamela S. Chally, PhD, RN1, Michele J. Moore, PhD2, Chudley E. Werch, PhD2, Joan M. Carlson, MSW2, and Alice A. Jaglowski, BS2. (1) Dean, College of Health, University of North Florida, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road, South, Jacksonville, FL 32224-2645, 904-620-2810, pchally@unf.edu, (2) Center for Drug Prevention Research, University of North Florida, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Road South, Jacksonville, FL 32224
The purpose of this session is to present data from a baseline survey conducted as part of a binge drinking intervention study funded by the US DOE. Subjects included 305 freshman residential students who reported consuming alcohol within the past 30 days. Students at a mid-sized southern university were approached in a high traffic area and asked to complete a confidential 72-item survey. Data was analyzed using SPSS 10.1 for Windows. Emphasis was placed on reviewing differences in gender regarding drinking and binging behaviors. Findings indicated that males were significantly more likely to binge, get drunk and subsequently experience more consequences from drinking, including hangovers, fights, driving under the influence, and damaging property. Females reported they were significantly more likely to have been insulted or humiliated and experienced an unwanted sexual advance as a result of other students’ drinking. Males were significantly more likely to report engaging in negative drinking behaviors, such as drinking to get drunk, while females reported engaging in more positive drinking behaviors, such as planning on a designated driver. The importance of addressing male and female differences in drinking and the implications for interventions will be discussed. Further analysis is ongoing to investigate additional differences between males and females.
Learning Objectives: Objectives
Keywords: Binge Drinking, Gender
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.