Risk-Taking Behavior and the Consumption of Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drink among Australian, Dutch and UK Students

Johnson, Sean J.; Benson, Sarah; Scholey, Andrew; Alford, Chris; Verster, Joris C.

doi:10.3390/ijerph18105315

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“…Furthermore, regarding the consumption of EDs and alcohol, a statistically significant difference by gender in this study was not found, which means that both men and women mix these types of drinks equally. Nevertheless, some other studies found that males mix EDs with alcohol more likely than females [36,60], while Spangler et al [61] was the only one reporting more prevalent AmED consumption among females supporting their results with those obtained in-vivo, the increased use of alcohol among the female population in the last few years, and marketing that targets women. Mansour et al [32] found no correlation between alcohol and EDs consumption with reasonable explanation due to the Muslim study population and the fact that drinking alcohol is generally forbidden.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…This study also proved that mixing EDs with alcohol was more frequent in those students who drink alcoholic beverages that put this subgroup of students at risk of engaging in other forms of risky behaviors such as increased odds of driving a car under AmED influence, being hurt or injured, experiencing unwanted sexual contact, having unprotected sex, and using drugs [59]. On the contrary, a study that included Australian, Dutch, and UK students, did not find this association [60]. Furthermore, regarding the consumption of EDs and alcohol, a statistically significant difference by gender in this study was not found, which means that both men and women mix these types of drinks equally.…”

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confidence: 62%

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Consumption of Energy Drinks among University Students in Eastern Croatia

Pavlović

Miškulin²,

Jokić³

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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The modern lifestyle today creates a certain pressure on people who are forced to adapt to such a way of living. Energy drinks (EDs), beverages containing certain stimulating ingredients, are increasingly being offered on the market. Given the unclear impact of EDs consumption on the health of the individual, the focus of this study was to determine the prevalence of EDs consumption among the student population at the University of Osijek (Eastern Croatia). The cross-sectional study via an anonymous questionnaire included 424 students, with an average age of 22.8 years. It was discovered that 52.4% of participants consume EDs. Males were significantly more likely to drink EDs than females (χ2-test; p = 0.006). They more frequently consume EDs six or more times per month (χ2-test; p = 0.045) as well as consume more EDs on one occasion (χ2-test; p < 0.001). University students who were engaged in sports or physical activity were significantly more likely to consume EDs (χ2-test; p = 0.024) as well as smokers in comparison to non-smokers (χ2-test; p = 0.034). In conclusion, the study proved the frequent consumption of EDs among Croatian university students consequently highlighting the need to raise awareness of the possible adverse effects of EDs consumption.

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