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

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  • David Forsström

    (Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Albanovägen 12, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden
    Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet & Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm Norra Stationsgatan 69, 113 64 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
    Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, von Kramers Allé 1A, 751 42 Uppsala, Sweden
    Great Ormond Street Hospital Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK)

  • Kristina Sundqvist

    (Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Albanovägen 12, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden)

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.

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  • David Forsström & Alexander Rozental & Kristina Sundqvist, 2022. "Alcohol Use and Gambling Associated with Impulsivity among a Swedish University Sample," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:4:p:2436-:d:753807
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