Risk factors associated with alcohol abuse in college students.
A survey of 989 college students was conducted to investigate risk factors--gender, family history of alcohol abuse, family history of depression and mental illness, childhood hyperactivity, and antisocial personality-associated with alcohol abuse. Two hundred ninety-four subjects (29%) completing the alcohol subscale of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule met lifetime DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse. Utilizing a loglinear model, expression of childhood and early adolescent deviant behavior, family history of depression, and gender were shown to be significantly associated with alcohol abuse among students.
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Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53715.
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012940:Social Problems; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology