ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2013
Is alcohol consumption associated with poor academic achievement in university students?
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- Substance Use among School-Going Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Alcohol and marijuana use predicting next-day absenteeism and engagement at school and work: A daily study of young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- An Analysis of the Prevalence and Factors Influencing Food Insecurity among University Students Participating in Alcohol Consumption in KwaZulu-Natal Province.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A 2-year follow-up of the effects of combined binge drinking and cannabis consumption on academic performance and adjustment in Spanish third-year university students.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Mental health, self-rated health, risky sexual behaviour, alcohol use, and drug use among students who intend to spend a semester abroad - a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Gender differences in the effect of a 0.11% breath alcohol concentration on forward and backward gait.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Alcohol Use and Gambling Associated with Impulsivity among a Swedish University Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Risk factors for alcohol use among adolescents: The context of township high schools in Tshwane, South Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Role of life-skills and attitude toward alcohol abuse in predicting academic achievement of school students.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 Mitigation Measures on Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking in College Students: A Longitudinal Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Substance abuse among high school learners in a rural education district in the Free State province, South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2021Article
- Is There an Association between Health Risk Behaviours and Academic Achievement among University Students?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Alcohol-Related Behaviour in Freshmen University Students in Sardinia, Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Multi-Substance Use Behaviors: Prevalence and Correlates of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug (ATOD) Use among University Students in Finland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe assessed associations between educational achievement and alcohol consumption.
methodsWe employed five alcohol consumption measures (length of time of and amount consumed during most recent drinking occasion, frequency of alcohol consumption, heavy episodic drinking, problem drinking); and three educational achievement indicators (students' subjective importance of achieving good grades, students' appraisal of their academic performance in comparison with peers, students' actual module mark).
resultsMales were positively associated with all five alcohol consumption measures. Age was negatively associated with three alcohol consumption measures. While students´ importance of good grades was negatively associated with three alcohol consumption measures, academic performance in comparison with peers was negatively associated with heavy episodic drinking. Actual module mark was not associated with any alcohol consumption measure.
conclusionsAlcohol consumption showed negative associations with motivation for and subjectively achieved academic performance. University alcohol prevention activities might have positive impact on students' academic success.
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