Determinants of Heavy Episodic Drinking Among University Students, an Application of the I – Change Model.
Introduction: Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is a major problem among Colombian university students. This study aims to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and motivational constructs, as defined by the I-Change model (ICM), associated with HED among university students in Colombia. Method:...
| Published in: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 2703 - 2726 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=196381854&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 196381854 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15571874 46AW jtl: International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction issn: 15571874 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2026 vid: 24 iid: 4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 196381854 10.1007/s11469-025-01529-8 ppf: 2703 ppct: 23 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 969KB tig: atl: Determinants of Heavy Episodic Drinking Among University Students, an Application of the I – Change Model. aug: au: Mejía-Trujillo, Juliana Candel, Math Mercken, Liesbeth Pérez-Gómez, Augusto de Vries, Hein affil: https://ror.org/02jz4aj89 Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Corporación Nuevos Rumbos, Bogotá, Colombia https://ror.org/02jz4aj89 Department of Methodology and Statistics, and Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands https://ror.org/018dfmf50 Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands su: Colombia Binge drinking Sociodemographic factors College students Health promotion Motivation (Psychology) sug: subj: Binge drinking Sociodemographic factors College students Health promotion Motivation (Psychology) Colombia keyword: Alcohol consumption Heavy episodic drinking I-Change Model Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services Prevention programs University students Alcohol consumption Heavy episodic drinking I-Change Model Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services Prevention programs University students ab: Introduction: Heavy episodic drinking (HED) is a major problem among Colombian university students. This study aims to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and motivational constructs, as defined by the I-Change model (ICM), associated with HED among university students in Colombia. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 846 university students from three universities in Colombia. Participants completed an online questionnaire that assessed sociodemographic characteristics and psychographic constructs based on the ICM. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests, ANOVA, and binary logistic regression analyses were performed to analyze the data. Results: Heavy episodic drinking was more prevalent among male students, those with higher socioeconomic status, those living in their hometown, and those attending private universities in Colombia. HED was associated with lower risk perception, greater perceived advantages, and lower perceived disadvantages of consuming ten or more standard drinks. Students who engaged in HED also reported higher social norms, greater modeling and pressure from loved ones to drink, reduced self-efficacy in refusing drinking situations, and a stronger intention to engage in HED. Conclusion: Preventive interventions targeting university students in Colombia should specifically address the key sociodemographic and motivational factors associated with heavy episodic drinking (HED), as identified in this study. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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