Titre : | Assessing alcohol use in college: is it time for a new approach to identify risky drinking behavior? (2014) |
Auteurs : | M. D. MOORHOUSE ; E. K. SOULE ; W. P. HINSON ; T. E. BARNETT |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Substance Use (Vol.19, n°3, June 2014) |
Article en page(s) : | 262-267 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
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Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés ALCOOL ; DEPISTAGE ; ABUS ; USAGE PROBLEMATIQUE ; TEST |
Résumé : |
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how traditional risky drinking indicators, such as binge drinking, are inefficient when identifying college students who are in need of alcohol-related services.
Methods: Using data collected from the 2010 National College Health Assessment II (NCHA-II), the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of binge drinking was analyzed relative to experiencing negative alcohol-related consequences in the previous 12 months. Results: Despite a considerable mathematical advantage, binge drinking demonstrated a sensitivity of 0.80 and a specificity of 0.69. Additionally, more than 56% of the sample who were identified as binge drinkers did not experience a major negative consequence in the previous 12 months. Conclusions: Risky drinking indicators constructed solely of frequency, quantity and duration items have a limited capacity to discriminate at-risk college drinkers from the general student body. New indicators comprised of novel drinking behaviors are necessary to properly identify students at high risk. |
Domaine : | Alcool / Alcohol |
Affiliation : | Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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