Alcohol expectancy responses from first year medical students: Are they prone to alcoholism?

Ganaraja, B; Kotian, M. S.; Bhat, Ramesh M; Ramaswamy, Chitra

doi:10.4103/0019-5359.34520

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“…But those without a previous experience of alcohol intake reported lower positive expectancies. This report is also similar to that found which was found among the Indian medical students in a study which was done by our group [5]. The expectancies were similar in Chinese students also, suggesting that a higher positive expectancy was associated with drinking.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…In our previous studies [5] on the responses from Ist year medical college students (2 years older than the present group), we found that those who had taken alcohol felt that alcohol could cause robust changes and improve the positive reinforcement. These findings were found to be true even in two different Asian countries viz.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 42%

“…A second set of questionnaires which was designed to know the "evaluation" of the positive and negative reinforcement responses, evaluated the feelings of the respondents regarding the issues, whether they were bad or good in a scale of bad (1) to good (5). The mean of the group gave a 'neutral' response regarding the positive questions.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A nonrandom sampling (convenient sampling) was done by calculating the sample size at a 95% confidence level. With an 85% power with reference to previous articles [5], it was about 190 and therefore we recruited 200 students for this study. The questionnaire was asked to be filled by each student, irrespective of their gender and economic status, whether they were city dwellers or had come from villages and whether they had taken or not taken alcohol before.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The second part of the questionnaire comprised of the subjective evaluation of each item; which would suggest whether the feelings which were felt after the alcohol intake, in his/her opinion, was bad (1), slightly bad (2), neutral (3), slightly good (4) and good (5). Here also, 38 responses were given, which corresponded to the expected effects which were mentioned in the former set.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Background: The Indian population is overwhelmed by the rapid developmental activities in the new millennium. This has brought in urbanization and several banes of the faster life. Alcoholism is one among the menaces which have to be tackled at an early stage.Objective: To assess the subjective expectancies from alcohol intake in young college students. Methods:We carried out a survey on the expectancy from youth of the alcohol effects, which in fact is known as the principal motivator of alcohol intake. We chose the pre-university students (n= 200; 100 males and 100 females) of one of the oldest and prestigious colleges of Mangalore (south India). The survey used the Comprehensive Effect of Alcohol (CEOA) where the students had to respond to two sets of 38 questions, in which they would mention whether they agreed or disagreed to the statement regarding the effects of alcohol intake. Results:From the results, we found that these young students were in agreement of the view that alcohol could cause a positive reinforcement. They also strongly agreed that alcohol consumption could cause negative effects. This was significantly more pronounced among the girls. Strikingly, only 25% of the boys and 14.5% of girls had consumed alcohol before, who indicated a stronger positive reinforce response as compared to those who had not tasted alcohol. Conclusions:The results reveal that the first exposure to alcohol consumption is the key factor which leads to alcoholism. If the experience of alcohol intake and the effects of alcohol are liked with the subjects, that becomes a motivating factor for future attempts. This needs a closer look by the clinicians, counselors and the parents, who need to actively interfere in educating the youth and in guiding them in the right direction during their formative ages.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Attitude of medical students to alcohol and nicotine

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Aim. To determine the attitude of medical students to alcohol and nicotine. Methods. An anonymous survey of 118 5th year students (43 male students, 75 female students; mean age 22.6±0.9 years) of Irkutsk State Medical University was conducted. A self-composed questionnaire allowing to evaluate the students’ attitude to alcohol and nicotine was used. No cases of turndown were observed. Results. 17 (39.5%) out of 43 male students and 31 (41.3%) out of 75 female students were active smokers. 29.4% male students and 58.1% female students smoked up to 5 cigarettes per day, 58.8 and 38.7% - 5 to 10 cigarettes per day, 11.8 and 3.2% - over 10 cigarettes per day, accordingly. The majority of students (88.2% amle and 70.9% female students) smoked «light» cigarettes, 11.8 and 29.1% - «superlight». 25 (58.1%) male students and 47 (62.7%) female students reported that they were alcohol takers. Most of male students (84%) were drinking beer, most of female students (74.5%) - wine. 96% male and 36.2% female students took strong spirits. 17 (39.6%) male and 22 (29.3%) reported episodes of partial amnesia after alcohol consumption. 5 (20%) out of 25 male and 16 (34%) out of 47 female students reported they would like to reduce their alcohol consumption. Conclusion. The study showed that alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking is a rather common in the respondents; this problem requires further study.

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Alcohol use, its predictors and academic performance among Malaysian students of a medical college in India

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Alcohol expectancy responses from first year medical students: Are they prone to alcoholism?

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Alcohol Expectancy Responses from Teenagers: The Early Forewarning Signals

Alcohol Expectancy Responses from Teenagers: The Early Forewarning Signals

Attitude of medical students to alcohol and nicotine

Alcohol use, its predictors and academic performance among Malaysian students of a medical college in India

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