Young adolescents who combine alcohol and energy drinks have a higher risk of reporting negative behavioural outcomes

Jana Holubcikova (), Peter Kolarcik (), Andrea Madarasova Geckova (), Eva Joppova (), Jitse P. Dijk () and Sijmen A. Reijneveld ()
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Jana Holubcikova: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, P. J. Safarik University
Peter Kolarcik: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, P. J. Safarik University
Andrea Madarasova Geckova: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, P. J. Safarik University
Eva Joppova: P. J. Safarik University
Jitse P. Dijk: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, P. J. Safarik University
Sijmen A. Reijneveld: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, P. J. Safarik University

International Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 62, issue 3, No 7, 379-386

Abstract: Abstract Objectives To explore whether young adolescents consuming alcohol and energy drinks combined were more likely to report negative behavioural outcomes than their peers who drink only one type of these beverages or are abstinent. Methods We analysed data on a representative sample of Slovak adolescents 8502 adolescents (mean age 13.21, 49.4 % boys) from the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross-sectional study. We assessed the associations of alcohol and energy drinks consumption with negative outcomes and their potential synergy, as measured by the synergy index (SI). Results Adolescents consuming both alcohol and energy drinks were at higher risk of negative behavioural outcomes than their peers who drank only alcohol or energy drinks or were non-consumers. Consumers of alcohol and energy drinks were highly prone to be involved in fighting—the joint association of alcohol and energy drinks consumption was greater than sum of its associations separately in relation to fighting (SI 1.49; 95 % confidence interval 1.03–2.16). Conclusions Preventive strategies should aim at increasing awareness of negative behavioural outcomes—especially aggressive behaviour associated with alcohol and energy drinks consumption among young adolescents.

Keywords: Young adolescents; Alcohol; Energy drinks; Negative behavioural outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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