Padrões de consumo de álcool em estudantes da Universidade de Aveiro: relação com comportamentos de risco e stress

Pedro F. S. Rodrigues, Ana C. F. Salvador, Inês C. Lourenço, Luísa R. Santos

Abstract


Resumo: O consumo excessivo de álcool em estudantes universitários tem sido focode grandes preocupações, não só devido aos seus efeitos negativos na saúde, mastambém porque habitualmente leva a comportamentos de risco, como a condução sobo efeito de álcool, ou relações sexuais sem proteção. Outro aspeto muitoverificado entre os estudantes universitários, e que parece ser um dos motivos queleva ao consumo de álcool são os níveis de stress. Neste estudo, realizado a760 estudantes da Universidade de Aveiro, verificámos que os participantes apresentamelevados consumos de álcool, sobretudo em festas académicas. Os comportamentosde risco associados não se mostram significativos. Verificámos igualmente que omaior consumo de álcool está associado ao sexo masculino. Também se constatou queos estudantes universitários que saem de casa dos pais/da sua residência apresentammaiores consumos de álcool. Relativamente à perceção de stress, verificámos queos estudantes universitários de Aveiro apresentam níveis moderados de stress eque estes se encontram negativamente correlacionados com os consumos de álcool.Os nossos resultados são discutidos à luz das teorias existentes sobre ospadrões de consumo de álcool em estudantes universitários.Palavras-chave: estudantes universitários, consumo de álcool,comportamentos de risco, stress  Abstract: The alcohol consumption in college students had beena point of enormous concerns, not only because the alcohol has negative effectsfor the health, but also because frequently it has risk behaviours associated,for instance driving sob alcohol effect or sexual relations sob alcohol effect.Other aspect that we can view in college students is stress that probably it’sa motive for the alcohol consumption. In this study, that it was realized with 760students at University of Aveiro, we found that students consume alcohol a lot,particularly in academics celebrations. However, the risk behaviours aren’tsignificants in our sample. We also found that higher consumption of alcohol isassociated with masculine students and with students that are dislocated of thefamilies’ house. Our sample has a medium level of stress. The stress’ studentsis negatively correlated with the alcohol consumption. Our results arediscussed in light of existing theories about the alcohol consumption incollege students. Keywords: college students, alcohol consumption, riskbehaviours, stress

Keywords


estudantes universitários; consumo de álcool; comportamentos de risco; stress

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