Factor and Behaviors Affecting Alcohol Consumption of Students: A Case Study of Meajo-Phrae Campus
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The research article included the following objectives: 1) to examine past alcohol consumption; 2) to explore the level of alcohol consumption in the previous 12 months; 3) to study the effects of alcohol consumption; 4) to investigate the correlation between alcohol consumption and subsequent effects; and 5) to explore the correlation between factors and the behavior of alcohol consumption. The study used a descriptive approach with a sample group of 334 students from Maejo University Phrae Campus who were in the first semester of the academic year B.E 2553. The tool utilized was a questionnaire. The obtained data were examined using descriptive statistics including frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation (S.D.), and Chi-square.
From the study, the following results were found:
1) The majority of the sample group were students in scientific fields, and men consumed more alcohol than women. Men began drinking alcohol at a younger age than women, on average at 16 years old, starting at age 7. They liked to drink with their friends and preferred beer, of which they drank more than 3 glasses each time. Their motivation for drinking alcohol was experimentation.
2) The level of alcohol consumption in the last 12 months showed that most men consumed alcohol at medium risk, while women consumed alcohol at low risk.
3) A sample group recognized the effects of alcohol consumption, which included financial problems, feelings of guilt or sadness after drinking, and negative effects on their studies and work.
4) The behavior of alcohol consumption and acceptance of the effects from alcohol consumption were correlated with a statistical significance of 0.05.
5) Gender, year of education, and place of residence were correlated with alcohol consumption behavior with a statistical significance of 0.05. Men were more likely to engage in dangerous alcohol consumption than women. The year of education was correlated with dangerous alcohol consumption. Those who lived in dorms outside the university consumed alcohol at greater danger than those who lived on campus. The factors of age, field of study, and curriculum had no significance on consumption of alcohol.
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