Alcohol Use and Gambling Associated with Impulsivity among a Swedish University Sample

David Forsström, Alexander Rozental and Kristina Sundqvist
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David Forsström: Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Albanovägen 12, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden
Alexander Rozental: Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm Norra Stationsgatan 69, 113 64 Stockholm, Sweden
Kristina Sundqvist: Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Albanovägen 12, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Excessive alcohol use and gambling can have negative consequences. Across countries, the risk of excessive alcohol use is more common in university populations than in the general population. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence of both alcohol use and gambling in this group. This study explores these behaviours in a Swedish university setting. In addition, this study investigates how impulsivity affects alcohol use and gambling. In total, 794 Swedish students answered an online survey. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics to determine prevalence, and multinomial logistic regression was used to determine the contribution of impulsivity, age, and sex to alcohol use and gambling. Compared to the Swedish national prevalence, the prevalence was higher for excessive alcohol use, but the prevalence of gambling was at the same level or lower. High levels of impulsivity and male sex increased the risk of excessive alcohol use, while older age lowered the risk of excessive alcohol use and gambling. The results indicate that primarily young men could benefit from primary prevention in a university setting. Also, screening for impulsivity in men might be one way to identify risk groups in a university population.

Keywords: alcohol use; gambling; risk; impulsivity; Swedish university sample (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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