Harms from others' drinking among college students: Prevalence and risk factors, 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol's harms to others (AHTO) refers to the negative effects experienced by individuals other than the drinker. This study investigates the prevalence and risk factors of AHTOs among US college students (sophomores/juniors), based on the first national probability-based survey conducted in 20 years.

Methods

We assessed AHTOs in the fall of 2021 from 1918 participants across 46 US schools, weighting the data to reflect the US undergraduate sophomore/junior population. We combined survey weights and prevalence estimates to approximate the number of sophomores/juniors in the US college population who experienced each AHTO. Once weighted, the sampling method was designed to be representative of sophomores/juniors. We used multivariate logistic regression with clu

SUBMITTER: Yeh JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11813674 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature