Factors of Problem Drinking and the Relationship between College Students’ Problem Drinking, Anxiety, and Internalized Shame

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This study aimed to examine the relationship between college students' anxiety, internalized shame and drinking problems and verify the factors that influence drinking problems to provide baseline data for improving college students' mental health. The subjects were 206 university students, and data were collected through a self-reported structure questionnaire from July 3 to July 30, 2021. The data were analyzed by using t-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS Win 21.0 program. Problem drinking varied significantly depending on the general characteristics of the subjects, such as subjective health condition (F=10.163, p<.001), frequency of drinking (F=5.100, p<.001), first drinking experience (F=2.694, p=.032) and the level of drunkenness (F=3.565, p=.030). Drinking problem was found to have a significant positive correlation with anxiety (r=.199, p=.004) and internalized shame (r=.293, p<.001). The factors influencing the subjects' drinking problems were found to be internalized shame, frequency of drinking and subjective health condition. These variables were also found to account for 18.5% of all drinking problems. Therefore, it is imperative to take these variables into consideration when developing intervention programs for improving college students' health.

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