MANIFESTATIONS OF SELF-HARM IN RELATION WITH BINGE DRINKING TO STUDENTS FROM TIMIS COUNTY, ROMÂNIA

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2015 Oct-Dec;119(4):1106-12.

Abstract

Aim: The research investigated the feeling of sadness, suicidal thoughts and plans associated with binge drinking among students in Timis County, Romania.

Material and methods: We applied a transversal population study to the representative sample of 2076 students, 62.49% girls and 37.51% boys with a mean age of 21.09 years with SD 1.48.

Results: The boys practice binge drinking significantly more often than girls, the difference is small to medium: prevalence of 22.1% for boys and 8.7% girls, 1-2 times in the last month.

Conclusions: Only girls who practice this behavior, increased frequency of engaging in binge drinking is associated with feelings of sadness, suicidal thoughts and suicide plans in a small measure, but significant.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior*
  • Adult
  • Binge Drinking / epidemiology*
  • Central Nervous System Depressants / adverse effects*
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Ethanol / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Romania / epidemiology
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / epidemiology*
  • Students / statistics & numerical data*
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide, Attempted / statistics & numerical data
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Universities

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Depressants
  • Ethanol