Patterns of Alcohol Use in Italian Emerging Adults: A Latent Class Analysis Study.
Aims: The goals of the current study were to identify latent classes of alcohol users among Italian emerging adults (18-33 years), examine differences in the class solution based on sociodemographic characteristics, and examine whether differences exist across classes in experiencing different types...
| Publicado en: | Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 294 - 302 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
May2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=129422915&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 129422915 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 07350414 FA3 jtl: Alcohol & Alcoholism issn: 07350414 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: May2018 vid: 53 iid: 3 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 129422915 129422915 129422915 10.1093/alcalc/agx109 129422915 ppf: 294 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Patterns of Alcohol Use in Italian Emerging Adults: A Latent Class Analysis Study. aug: au: Aresi, Giovanni Cleveland, Michael J. Marta, Elena Alfieri, Sara affil: Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Gemelli 1, 20123 Milano, Italy sug: subj: Persons with Substance Use Disorders In Adulthood Persons with Substance Use Disorders Psychosocial Factors Alcohol Drinking Human Italy Adolescence Young Adult Adult Female Latent Structure Analysis Socioeconomic Factors Male Drinking Behavior Employment Status Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Female Male ab: Aims: The goals of the current study were to identify latent classes of alcohol users among Italian emerging adults (18-33 years), examine differences in the class solution based on sociodemographic characteristics, and examine whether differences exist across classes in experiencing different types of alcohol-related negative consequences. Methods: Participants (N = 5955; 62.72% female; mean age 27.19 years) were drawn from a pre-recruited Web panel designed to be representative of the Italian young adults (18-33 years) population. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify common patterns of alcohol use. Results: Four classes of drinking patterns were identified: (a) Current Nondrinkers (15%); (b) Weekend Non-Risky Drinkers (51%); (c) Weekend Risky Drinkers (20%); and (d) Daily Drinkers (13%). The number and type of classes did not differ across several demographic variables, although proportions within classes varied by sex, age, occupation status and geographic area. Weekend Risky Drinkers experienced the greatest number of alcohol-related negative consequences. Conclusions: The great majority of the sample displayed drinking patterns with relatively infrequent involvement in risky drinking. Preventive interventions should, instead, target those who drink alcohol on weekends only, but show the greatest negative consequences. Short Summary: Four classes of drinking patterns were identified in a large representative sample of Italian young adults. The great majority of the sample displayed drinking patterns with relatively little involvement in risky drinking, though those misusing alcohol at weekends were at greatest risk to experience alcohol-related negative consequences. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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