• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.131-142
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• 2022

This study aims to explore the relationship between onset drinking age and the current Body Mass Index (BMI) level stratified by sex. This study used the data of Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS) 2019, of which 206,987 participants included in study populations for multivariable binomial logistic regression model. The study results show the evidence that the early age of onset alcohol consumption had significantly associated with abnormal BMI status in adult male. These results could be explained by high alcohol consumption and sex difference in social atmosphere which encourages men to drink more. Our findings suggest the need to prevent problem drinking for reducing the long-term side effects of health.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.55
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• pp.83-102
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to investigate the drinking behaviors of adult mentally retarded persons(N=140) over the age of 18. It was also investigated whether gender, age, and pattern of employment create different result of drinking behaviors, whether there is correlation between variables associated with drinking behaviors for mentally retarded persons. 58.2 percent of respondent reported that they had consumed alcohol beverages sometimes prior to their having been interviewed. Average age of respondents who had consumed alcohol was 26.357 years and average age of first-use of alcohol was 22 years. 39.2 percent of respondent reported that they drink alcohol once a month. Beer(54.2 percent) was the most frequently consumed alcohol beverages. Average alcohol consumption per occasion was 1.494 cup, and 10.9 percent of respondent answered more than 5 cups per occasion. Regarding problems associated with drinking, 16 percent of respondent of AUDIT and 51.4 percent of Family CAGE answered that their children have drinking-related problems. Men(64.2 percent) drink more than women(43.6 percent) and experience more alcohol problem. Regarding drinking behaviors associated with the pattern of employment, supervised employment group(78.6 percent) was known as the most prevalent group of experiencing drinking. For the amount of drinking, gender(p<.05) and pattern of employment(p<.05) had shown the significant differences. There were significant positive correlation between the frequency of drinking and the amount of drinking, and AUDIT and Family CAGE.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.509-519
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• 2015

In spite of the efforts to reduce traffic accidents of commercial vehicles, the number of driving under the influence (DUI) of commercial drivers has been increasing. This study examines the effect of stress coping style of commercial drivers on driving behaviors. Specifically, this research aims to find the role of life stress as a mediator in the relationships between the stress coping style and problematic drinking behaviors. 1308 licensed commercial vehicle drivers participated in this research. Results showed that life stress mediated the relationships between problem focused strategies, wishful thinking strategies, passive avoidance strategies and problematic drinking behaviors. These findings indicate that educating drivers to change their stress coping styles would be helpful to inhibit them from being involved in drunken driving.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.37
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• pp.67-88
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to identify the proportion of the population with the alcohol use disorder among the Korean adults. To the author's knowledge, this study was the first social work article to survey the prevalence of the alcohol use disorder using the randomly selected sample. The survey instrument included the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, the Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. and the Korean Alcoholism Screening Test to identify the rates of problem drinkers and alcoholics. The instrument also included items to ask the respondents' drinking frequencies, drinking amounts, and heavy drinking. The findings of the study indicated that Koreans had severe alcohol problems. 322 percent of the respondents were identified as those who have experienced drinking-related problems in the past year. This study found 4.2 percent of the respondents as alcoholics and estimated that 1.34 million of the Korean adult population were alcoholics. This study concludes that social workers should use screening tools to early identify clients with alcohol problems and develop effective programs to assist those clients and their families. Finally this study provide suggestions for future studies.

• 한국노년학
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.763-780
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to examine whether middle-aged people's anxiety about economic well-being in old age affects problem drinking and to verify whether there is relationship between anxiety about economic well-being in old age and to examine the problem drinking could be mitigated by social supports. We used the 2015 Korean Adults' Psycho-Social Anxiety Survey data. To detect the moderating effect of social supports, we employed a method of hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The result of the study showed that the higher the anxiety about economic well-being in old age among middle-aged adults, the higher was the likelihood of problem drinking. Moreover, the relationship between anxiety about economic well-being in old age and problem drinking could be moderated by social supports. Based on the empirical findings, this study suggests that education to deal with middle-aged people's anxiety about economic well-being in old age should be developed and recommends that counseling and community programs for social supports to be implemented as a preventive approach.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.389-397
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and related risk factors of problem drinking in the Korean adult population. Participants (n=7,867) aged 19 years or older were selected from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [KNHANES] of 2007-2008. Sociodemographic characteristics and AUDIT score were obtained from the KNHANES dataset. AUDIT scores were categorized into three groups, including low risk, intermediate risk, and high-risk alcohol drinking according to WHO guidelines. In this study, the prevalence of high-risk and intermediate-risk alcohol drinking were 12.2% and 21.0%, respectively. Adjusted mean AUDIT score was higher in men, younger individuals, as well as those with lower education levels and those that smoked. Results revealed that demographic variables, including sex, age, education level, and smoking, were important factors affected high-risk drinking. In particular, since smoking was the most significant risk factor, the adjusted odds ratio for high-risk drinking among participants that smoked was 4.78 [(95% confidence interval (CI)=3.75-6.10, p<.0001)]. This study suggests that men, younger age, low educational level, and smoking are the risk factors for a high-risk alcohol drinking.

• Anxiety and mood
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 2011

Objectives : This study examined drinking habits, anxiety, and impulsiveness in employed women. Methods : We sampled 925 residents aged over 20 years in Gwanak-gu of Seoul. In the process, we divided subjects into employed women and unemployed women groups and then used the Korean Version of Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT-K), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) to identify patterns in subjects' alcohol drinking, anxiety and impulsiveness. Results : Among the 925 respondents, 95.7% drank alcohol, and after the analysis, female problematic drinking ($12{\leq}AUDIT-K{\leq}25$) and alcohol dependence ($AUDIT-K{\geq}26$) was apparent in 61 (9.5%) and 2 respondents (0.3%), respectively. Female respondents who had jobs tended to drink more and exhibit higher ratios of problematic drinking, with a higher exposure to alcohol than those that were unemployed. The psychological attributes related to female respondents' alcohol problems related to state of anxiety and impulsiveness. Employed women respondents also showed a higher state of anxiety and impulsiveness than unemployed women. Conclusion : Controlling the frequency of exposure to alcohol, anxiety, and impulsiveness in employed women should be considered to be crucial controlling factors related to the hazards of excessive drinking.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.479-483
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• 2009

서론: 최근 음주가 사회적 문제로 더욱 심각하게 인식되고 있는 가운데 우리나라의 음주 소비량은 점점 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 또한 빠른 사회경제적 변화는 새로운 도덕과 가치의 변화를 가져왔으며 알코올 소비량의 증가와 관계가 있다.(양정남, 1998) 특히 결혼 및 배우자 유무는 음주에 중요한 관련 요인이라는 주장이 있음에도(김태수 등, 2003) 실증적인 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 결혼 후 배우자 유무와 음주 형태의 관련성을 파악하고 음주 관련 교육 자료로 활용하고자 한다. 연구방법: 연구 대상자는 2005년 국민건강영양조사에서 40대 이상의 남녀 중 결혼 경험이 있는 14,970명 중 음주행태에 관한 설문에 응답한 3,190명이었으며, 결혼 후 배우자의 유무에 따른 고위험 음주 경험 및 다빈도 음주, 음주자제빈도, 고위험음주빈도와의 관련성을 통계 분석하였다. 연구결과: 결혼 후 배우자 유무에 따른 음주 행태의 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 연구대상자의 일반적 특성은 남자 1,678명(52.6%)이며, 여자 1,512명(47.4%)였다. 연령별로는 65세 미만 2,359명(73.9%), 65세 이상 831명(26.1%)이었다. 결혼상태는 유배우 2,621명(82.2%), 사별 344명(10.8%), 이혼 및 별거 225명(7.1%)이었다. 고위험 음주경험은 한달에 한번 미만 1,883명(59.0%), 한달에 한번 정도 379명(11.9%), 일주일에 한번 이상 928명(29.1%)으로 한달에 한번 미만 고위험 음주를 경험한다가 가장 많았으며, 일주일에 한번이상. 일주일에 한번정도 순으로 고위험 음주를 한다고 응답하였다. 월평균 음주 횟 수에 있어서는 5회 이하 1,149명(36.0), 6회-10회 395명(12.4%), 11회이상 593명(27.7%)이었다. 고위험 음주 경험을 종속변수로 한 로지스틱 회귀분석에서 여자보다 남자가 고위험 음주 경험을 많아 하며, 연령이 증가하면 고위험 음주음 경험이 낮아지며, 교육수준이 높아지면 고위험 음주 경험은 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 음주자제 경험 종속변수로 한 로지스틱 회귀분석에서 여자보다 남자가 음주자제 경험을 많아 하며, 연령이 증가하면 음주자제 경험이 낮아지며, 교육수준이 높아지면 음주자제 경험은 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 다빈도 음주 경험 종속변수로 한 로지스틱 회귀분석에서 여자보다 남자가 다빈도음주 경험을 많아 하며, 연령이 증가하면 다빈도 음주 경험 높아지며, 가구 평균 소득이 증가 하거나, 교육수준이 높아지면 다빈도 음주 경험은 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 논의 및 결론: 결혼 후 배우자 유무와 고위험 음주는 남녀를 합친 전체와 남자에게서 통계적으로 유의하였으며, 음주자제빈도에서는 남녀를 합친 전체에서 통계적으로 유의하였다. 또한 다빈도 음주에서 여자에게서 통계적으로 유의하였다. 이러한 결과는 절주사업 기초자료로 활용될 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였으며, 추가적인 연구의 필요성을 시사하였다.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.63-79
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation among alcohol outcome expectancies, alcohol abstinence self-efficacy, perceived drinking norms and alcohol use. This study was conducted via e-mail. Among 392 students who were participated via E-mail, 300 students (male 148, female 152) were met a definition of Wechsler's binge drinking. The results revealed that perceived norms were associated with alcohol use in binge drinking group, while those were not in non-binge drinking group. It was identified that a difference of peer's actual alcohol consumption and peer's perceived drinking was associated with individual alcohol use. Moreover, for binge drinking group, perceived norms predicted alcohol use better than any other factors. Drinking motives mediated the relation with perceived norms and alcohol use. Especially perceived norms affected alcohol use not only by increasing drinking motives but also by itself. Implication of this study is to provide a basis of prevention and intervention of binge drinking for college students.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.297-307
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• 2020

This study focused on the problem behavior after drinking, and examined the effects of temperament of adult drinker on offensive behavior and analyzed the sequential mediating effects of aggression and drinking behavior. To this purpose, 299 subjects were assessed through the Temperament and Character Inventory(TCI)-for adults, Korean Aggression Questionnaire, and Korean Alcohol Use Disorder diagnosis. As the results, 'Novelty seeking' had the highest level of explanation for aggression. In the relationship between 'Novelty seeking' and offensive behavior, mediating effect of aggression and drinking behavior were significant. In its course, sequential mediating effect of both was shown as complete mediation. This result implies that the aggression and drinking behavior were the factors of connecting 'Novelty seeking' and offensive behavior, and the characteristic of 'Novelty seeking' does not have direct influence on offensive behavior but only through aggression and offensive behavior that it has such effect.