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Patterns of drinking alcohol and intentions to binge drink among medical students in Vietnam.
- Source :
- Health Education Research; Aug2019, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p447-459, 13p, 1 Diagram, 7 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Alcohol use is common among Vietnamese students. Previous qualitative findings showed Vietnamese medical students believed they were not binge drinkers while reporting many binge drinking occasions they participated in or witnessed. This dichotomy warrants examination. This study aims to establish drinking patterns and examine the factors underlying Vietnamese medical students' binge drinking intention and behaviour. This study used a prospective-correlational design, with two waves of data collection, drawing from established health behaviour models. At Time 1, 206 students completed the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, the standard Theory of Planned Behaviour measures (attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control) and their underlying beliefs, as well as group norm, role identity, drinking culture and past binge drinking behaviour. At Time 2, 156 medical students reported their binge drinking behaviour 2 weeks later. Only 6.8% of participants were classified as problematic drinkers and few participants reported binge drinking occasions at the 2-week follow-up. Perceived behavioural control, friends' group norms, role identity as future doctors, and past behaviour significantly predicted binge drinking intentions and key beliefs were identified. This study indicated Vietnamese medical students' limited engagement with binge drinking and identified key factors to address for those with risky drinking behaviour intentions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ATTITUDE (Psychology)
STATISTICAL correlation
ALCOHOL drinking
FOCUS groups
FRIENDSHIP
GROUP identity
HEALTH attitudes
PATIENT aftercare
INTENTION
INTERVIEWING
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
PSYCHOLOGY of medical students
PEER pressure
QUESTIONNAIRES
REGRESSION analysis
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
T-test (Statistics)
QUALITATIVE research
GROUP process
QUANTITATIVE research
BINGE drinking
MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques
PLANNED behavior theory
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02681153
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Education Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137702721
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyz019