@article{KleinRoedigerBendauetal.2022,
  author    = {Klein, Andreas and Roediger, Lukas and Bendau, Antonia and Viohl, Leonard and Ernst, Felicitas and Helbig, Jonas and K{\"u}hne, Franziska and Petzold, Moritz Bruno and Betzler, Felix},
  title     = {Problem drinking among university students in Berlin},
  series = {Journal of American College Health},
  journal   = {Journal of American College Health},
  publisher = {Routledge, Taylor \& Francis Group},
  address   = {Abingdon},
  issn      = {0744-8481},
  doi       = {10.1080/07448481.2022.2080503},
  pages     = {12},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Objective Problem-drinking among university students is common and poses serious health-related risks. Therefore, identifying and addressing associated factors is important. Participants and methods A large cross-sectional online-survey with 12,914 university students from Berlin was conducted from November 2016 to August 2017. Relative-risk- and correlation-analysis was used to identify factors associated with problem-drinking and regular heavy-drinking. Independent t-tests compared impulsivity and personality traits, chi-square-tests compared drinking motives between risk- and non-risk-drinkers. Results Male gender, tobacco-smoking, illegal substance use, impulsivity and various sociodemographic and psychosocial variables were significantly related to problem/heavy-drinking. Extraversion was a risk, conscientiousness and agreeableness were protective factors. Drinking-motives did not differ significantly between risk- and non-risk-drinkers. Generally, the main drinking-motives were to feel elated, relax and social purposes. Conclusion The identified markers and related problem behaviors may serve as a tool to enhance the identification of student subgroups at risk for problem/heavy-drinking, and hence improve targeted health-intervention-programs.},
  language  = {en}
}