Motivations for Alcohol Use among Men Aged 16-30 Years in Sri Lanka

Bilesha Perera and Mohammad Torabi
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Bilesha Perera: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka
Mohammad Torabi: Department of Applied Health Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA

IJERPH, 2009, vol. 6, issue 9, 1-9

Abstract: Psychometric properties of a new scale that measures motivations towards alcohol use were examined using a sample of 412 male alcohol users in Sri Lanka aged 16-30 years. In addition, associations between drinking motives and drinking frequency were explored. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that a 3-factor model consisting of the factors personal enjoyment, tension reduction, and social pressure fit the data well. Overall, tension-reduction motivation was found to be prominent in the context of young males’ drinking behavior in Sri Lanka. Associations between stress and alcohol use among young males warrant further investigations.

Keywords: alcohol; motives; young males; Sri Lanka; stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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