The relation between risk-taking behavior and alcohol use in young adults is different for men and women.
Drug Alcohol Depend
; 155: 222-7, 2015 Oct 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26235432
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The present study examined the relationship of risk-taking behavior and alcohol use and the role of sex herein, while adjusting for age, depression, anxiety, stress and lifestyle.METHODS:
Participants were 6002 university students. They were classified as either abstinent, drinker but non-binge drinker, or binge drinker based on self-reported alcohol consumption. Risk-taking and risk assessment were evaluated with the RT-18 and depression, anxiety and stress with the DASS-21.RESULTS:
The odds of being a binge versus non-binge drinker increased with risk-taking as well as risk assessment for both men and women. The odds being a non-binge drinker versus abstinent were increased by risk-taking for women only. For binge drinking versus abstinence, risk-taking had a significant increasing effect for both sexes, but risk assessment was only significant in women.CONCLUSION:
These results may assist with alcohol use prevention techniques because risk-taking behavior exerts, even when corrected for age, lifestyle, depression, anxiety, and stress levels, a solid, sex-specific independent effect on alcohol use.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Risk-Taking
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Alcohol Drinking
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Sex Characteristics
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Drug Alcohol Depend
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article