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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.3.1138

A Study on Drinking Problems and Depression for Drinking Habits of the College Students  

Choi, Jin (Department of Health, Graduate school, Dankook University)
Kim, Sun-Mee (Department of Health and Medical Information, Hyejeon College)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.3, 2012 , pp. 1138-1146 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify the relevance of drinking habits among college students on the creation of drinking problems and behavioral problems and depression related to drinking problems. For this, random sampling was performed on students enrolled in a college located in Chungcheongnam-do from December 12, 2011 to December 23, 2011. For the study instruments, we gathered data using questionnaires in with a survey reorganized based on literary reviews and previous studies. A total of 262 questionnaires have been collected. The results of the investigation are as follows. As a result of performing the frequency analysis to find the drinking habits of college students, 38.2% of them were found as having drinking habits. Also as a result of analyzing whether there is difference of depression levels according to the drinking habits of college students, the instance of having drinking habits had relatively high depression level compared to the instance of not having drinking habits after analyzing by the existence of drinking habit. This study found the relevance of drinking habits among college students which leads to drinking problems and depression to present the objectives for the improvement of drinking habits. Through this study, a policy oriented support of the government related to the specific drinking problem preventing strategies and programs are anticipated.
Keywords
Drinking Habits; Drinking Problems; College Students; Depression;
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