Stress levels and alcohol use amongst beginning students at a peri-urban South African university
A brief report
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15345729 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thapelo Kleinboy Nekgotha (University of Limpopo), Kathryn Nel (0000-0001-8892-4176, Research, Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, South Africa, corresponding author), Saraswathie Govender (0000-0002-6586-6185, University of Limpopo) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 208-210 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2020.1777021 |
| OpenAlex | W3039275298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
We explored stress levels and alcohol use amongst first year students at a peri-urban university in South Africa. A cross sectional survey design using stratified random sampling was utilised (n = 217; females = 60%, males = 40%; age range 17 to 31 years). The students completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Alcohol Use Identification Disorder Test (AUDIT). Descriptive statistics and independent t-tests were used to analysed data. Forty-one percent of the sample reported being fairly to very upset often, while 39% self-reported that they were fairly or very often unable to control important things in their life. Females self-reported significantly more stress than males. About 50% of the sample reported that they drank alcohol two or three times a day and 10% of males and 9% of females self-reported risky and/or harmful levels of alcohol use. Results suggested a need for student substance use safety education by students’ counselling services
Alcohol · Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test · Audit · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Perceived Stress Scale · Poison control · Stratified sampling · Stress (linguistics · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |