The Impact of Stress and Perspective of Drinking on Drinking Problem among College Students

• In Event: Explaining Drug and Alcohol Use in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Abstract

In spite of these various studies related to control the alcohol, there have conducted few studies on the cause of drinking in Korea in contrary to serious situations, especially even though the drinking problems are associated with crime. When classes begin for each semester, there are many incidents related to drinking on and around the campus. Especially, their drinking made problems like the low academic performance, accidents, unwanted sexual experience, and violence. The purpose of this study is the analysis of cause of these problems, especially drinking problems of college students. This data surveyed in 2013 and was conducted by four universities selected. According to the results of this study, stress and university culture affected misdemeanor. However, this study didn’t show a significant influence on serious crime.

Authors

• MyungHyun Choi, Kyonggi University

• Hyunin Baek, Georgia State University

• Jina Lee, Michigan State University