Alcohol Use and Drinking Expectations among College Students:: An Analysis of Sex Differences

Alcohol use and drinking expectations of men and women were compared, verifying the relationship between variables. A sample of 238 college students responded to the AUDIT and AEQ-A. Men showed significantly higher prevalence of yearly alcohol use, problematic use and binge drinking. Expectations of...

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Autores: Fachini, Alexandre, Furtado, Erikson Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/18152
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/18152
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Álcool
Expectativas
Universitários
Abuso de drogas
Prevenção
Alcohol
Expectations
College students
Alcohol abuse
Prevention
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Sumario:Alcohol use and drinking expectations of men and women were compared, verifying the relationship between variables. A sample of 238 college students responded to the AUDIT and AEQ-A. Men showed significantly higher prevalence of yearly alcohol use, problematic use and binge drinking. Expectations of global positive changes and sexual enhancement were greater among men. A positive correlation was found between expectations and severity of problems associated with alcohol consumption for both sexes, however, this relationship was significant only for men. Results indicated that differences of drinking expectations between the sexes may have an important role in more precise and effective preventive actions on alcohol use of men and women.