Predictors of Binge Drinking in High School Youths in Montgomery County, Maryland

Autor/in	Fube, Lum
Titel	Predictors of Binge Drinking in High School Youths in Montgomery County, Maryland
Quelle	(2018), (166 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit D.P.H. Dissertation, Walden University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4380-0168-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Alcohol Abuse; High School Students; Ethnic Diversity; Student Behavior; Bullying; Suicide; Psychological Patterns; Substance Abuse; Resilience (Psychology); Drinking; Correlation; Predictor Variables; African Americans; Asian Americans; At Risk Students; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Mobbing; Selbstmord; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Trinken; Korrelation; Prädiktor; Afroamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA
Abstract	Underage drinking is a major problem in the United States, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. About 43,000 deaths a year result from binge drinking in youths at a cost of $24 billion in 2010 to the U.S. economy. The purpose of this quantitative dissertation was to examine the predictors of binge drinking in high school youths in a highly racial diverse community of Montgomery County, Maryland. The social ecological model was the theoretical framework used for this study due to the presence of both personal and contextual factors that influence behavior. Using binary logistic regression to analyze data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System 2014, the association between being bullied, suicidality, substance use, protective factors, and binge drinking was tested. Results from single models indicated that there was an association with all independent variables predicting binge drinking. Based on effect size, Asians had the highest risk (For RQ1, OR =3.57; RQ2, OR= 3.08; RQ4, OR=1.72) of binge drinking for all independent variables except marijuana use in which Blacks had the highest risk; OR = 2.02. In the combined model, the results were that adolescents 14 or 15 years old making up 49.3% of the population had the highest risk of binge drinking; OR = 3.184. The results of this study could be used to promote positive social change by highlighting more efficient intervention programs to prevent adolescents from binge drinking and could also enable county and state Public Health officials to design programs to properly allocate resources based on evidence and need, especially in racially diverse communities. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01