Factors influencing alcohol consumption among students of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research aims to study the factors influencing alcohol consumption among Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University students. The second objective is to check the alcohol consumption behavior of students at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. The sample used in the research is an undergraduate student from Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Academic Year 2019, consisting of 392 people by random sampling using random selection. Use questionnaires to collect information. The data were analyzed using percentage, mean and standard deviation. And test the hypothesis using the statistics chi-square test at a 0.05 level of statistical significance

The results of this research are summarized as follows; (1) most sample groups are equally male and female, aged over 21 years old, in their 4^th academic year at the faculty of humanities and social sciences, and the average income of under 10,000 Baht per month respectively. (2) The Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University students’ behaviors of drinking alcoholic beverages showed that they drank alcoholic beverage for the first time, mostly 16-18 years old, and didn’t like it anymore. People who were drinking alcoholic beverages with them first time since then and now are their friends. They prefer to drink beer nowadays. The reason why they drink alcoholic beverages is because of friends’ invitation and drinking one day per week. They drink alcoholic beverages after class at friends’ dormitory. They also drink alcoholic beverages when hanging out with friends and buy from the grocery. The activity while drinking an alcohol beverage is talking. They drink pure alcohol without a mixture. They got money from their parents to purchase alcoholic beverages and paid about 301-500 Baht per time. After drinking alcoholic beverages, they will sleep. They spend time drinking alcoholic beverages, about 3-4 hours/time. They feel fun when drinking alcoholic beverages. They didn’t find fighting during drinking alcoholic beverages. Being drink alcoholic beverages doesn’t affect the study. In the future, they will decrease the drinking of alcoholic beverages. They didn’t have accidents after drinking alcoholic beverages. (3) The results of this research hypothesis test found that behaviors of drinking alcoholic beverages related to students’ faculty in Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. Except for the first person who is the frequency of drinking, alcohol beverage, place of drinking alcohol beverage. Expense drinking alcohol beverage for each time, fighting during drinking alcohol beverage. Drinking alcoholic beverages affected the study accidents after drinking alcoholic beverages with a statistical significance level of 0.05.