Factors Related to Problem Drinking and Solitary Drinking: Online Survey with One Person Household Women in Early Adulthood

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors related to the problem drinking in young adult women who lived and drank alone. Methods This online survey (N=291) was conducted using a questionnaire from February to April 2020. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 25.0 program for the descriptive analysis, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and a binary logistic regression. Results In this study, the problem drinking group was identified as 72.9%. In logistic regression, the significant factors of problem drinking were women who had: (1) experience of drinking alone were high socioeconomic status (OR=3.90, 95% CI: 1.04~14.58, p=.043); (2) negative alcohol expectancy (OR=1.03, 95% CI: 1.00~1.06, p=.028); (3) significant depression (OR=2.40, 95% CI: 1.04~5.54, p=.041); and (4) 3-5 standard drinks per drink (OR=6.58, 95% CI: 2.06~21.06, p=.001), once or twice a week (OR=4.55, 95% CI: 1.71~12.09, p=.002). Conclusion Our study findings suggest that mental health interventions should be developed to help one-person household women with problem drinking considering comprehensively integrating mental health factors, residential and lifestyle characteristics, and drinking context. Key words: Drinking behavior; Alcoholism; Female; Young adult; One person household 주요어: 음주 행동, 알코올 ì¤‘ë , 여성, 성인초기, 1인 가구