Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky alcohol consumption and regular binge drinking, and their associated factors, in Spanish college students.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted.Setting This study took place at a private university in a northern region...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMJ Publishing Group
2025-02-01
|
| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e089825.full |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849766099777748992 |
|---|---|
| author | Enrique Ramón-Arbués Isabel Antón-Solanas Isabel Rosario Blázquez-Ornat Piedad Gómez-Torres Loreto García-Moyano Eva Benito-Ruiz |
| author_facet | Enrique Ramón-Arbués Isabel Antón-Solanas Isabel Rosario Blázquez-Ornat Piedad Gómez-Torres Loreto García-Moyano Eva Benito-Ruiz |
| author_sort | Enrique Ramón-Arbués |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky alcohol consumption and regular binge drinking, and their associated factors, in Spanish college students.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted.Setting This study took place at a private university in a northern region of Spain.Participants A total of 330 Spanish undergraduate university students enrolled in the 2022–2023 academic year voluntarily agreed to participate in this investigation.Primary and secondary outcome measures Data collection included sociodemographic information and health-related behaviours. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test was used to assess alcohol consumption. Logistic regression models were used to identify independent predictors for risky alcohol consumption and regular binge drinking.Results 40.0% of participants reported risky alcohol consumption, and 26.7% were classified as regular binge drinkers. Factors associated with risky alcohol consumption included smoking (OR=3.54, 95% CI 2.03 to 6.14) and problematic internet use (OR=2.10, 95% CI 1.24 to 3.53). Conversely, being older than 30 years was associated with a lower likelihood (OR=0.22, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.60). Regular binge drinking was associated with living outside the family home (OR=2.78, 95% CI 1.56 to 4.95), smoking (OR=3.53, 95% CI 1.94 to 6.40) and problematic internet use (OR=2.19, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.89). In contrast, being female (OR=0.50, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.94) and being over 30 years old (OR=0.28, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.86) were inversely associated.Conclusions Risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking are relatively common among Spanish university students. Interventions to promote responsible alcohol consumption among this population should be implemented in collaboration with other stakeholders. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-305ae55dddc6497cb7cb7563d7eaca8d |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2044-6055 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-02-01 |
| publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
| record_format | Article |
| series | BMJ Open |
| spelling | doaj-art-305ae55dddc6497cb7cb7563d7eaca8d2025-08-20T03:04:42ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-02-0115210.1136/bmjopen-2024-089825Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional studyEnrique Ramón-Arbués0Isabel Antón-Solanas1Isabel Rosario Blázquez-Ornat2Piedad Gómez-Torres3Loreto García-Moyano4Eva Benito-Ruiz51 B53_23R: SAPIENF, Zaragoza, Spain1 B53_23R: SAPIENF, Zaragoza, Spain1 B53_23R: SAPIENF, Zaragoza, Spain1 B53_23R: SAPIENF, Zaragoza, Spain4 Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería de Huesca, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain1 B53_23R: SAPIENF, Zaragoza, SpainObjectives The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky alcohol consumption and regular binge drinking, and their associated factors, in Spanish college students.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted.Setting This study took place at a private university in a northern region of Spain.Participants A total of 330 Spanish undergraduate university students enrolled in the 2022–2023 academic year voluntarily agreed to participate in this investigation.Primary and secondary outcome measures Data collection included sociodemographic information and health-related behaviours. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test was used to assess alcohol consumption. Logistic regression models were used to identify independent predictors for risky alcohol consumption and regular binge drinking.Results 40.0% of participants reported risky alcohol consumption, and 26.7% were classified as regular binge drinkers. Factors associated with risky alcohol consumption included smoking (OR=3.54, 95% CI 2.03 to 6.14) and problematic internet use (OR=2.10, 95% CI 1.24 to 3.53). Conversely, being older than 30 years was associated with a lower likelihood (OR=0.22, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.60). Regular binge drinking was associated with living outside the family home (OR=2.78, 95% CI 1.56 to 4.95), smoking (OR=3.53, 95% CI 1.94 to 6.40) and problematic internet use (OR=2.19, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.89). In contrast, being female (OR=0.50, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.94) and being over 30 years old (OR=0.28, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.86) were inversely associated.Conclusions Risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking are relatively common among Spanish university students. Interventions to promote responsible alcohol consumption among this population should be implemented in collaboration with other stakeholders.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e089825.full |
| spellingShingle | Enrique Ramón-Arbués Isabel Antón-Solanas Isabel Rosario Blázquez-Ornat Piedad Gómez-Torres Loreto García-Moyano Eva Benito-Ruiz Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study BMJ Open |
| title | Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in Spanish college students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | factors related to risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking in spanish college students a cross sectional study |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e089825.full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT enriqueramonarbues factorsrelatedtoriskyalcoholconsumptionandbingedrinkinginspanishcollegestudentsacrosssectionalstudy AT isabelantonsolanas factorsrelatedtoriskyalcoholconsumptionandbingedrinkinginspanishcollegestudentsacrosssectionalstudy AT isabelrosarioblazquezornat factorsrelatedtoriskyalcoholconsumptionandbingedrinkinginspanishcollegestudentsacrosssectionalstudy AT piedadgomeztorres factorsrelatedtoriskyalcoholconsumptionandbingedrinkinginspanishcollegestudentsacrosssectionalstudy AT loretogarciamoyano factorsrelatedtoriskyalcoholconsumptionandbingedrinkinginspanishcollegestudentsacrosssectionalstudy AT evabenitoruiz factorsrelatedtoriskyalcoholconsumptionandbingedrinkinginspanishcollegestudentsacrosssectionalstudy |