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Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people
The role of individual and sociocultural factors contributing to drowning risk for young adults is complex and poorly understood. This study examined the relationship between behaviour in and around waterways and: 1) alcohol consumption; 2) resistance to peer influence; 3) sensation-seeking; 4) perc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36331939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276558 |
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author | Leavy, J. E. Della Bona, M. Abercromby, M. Crawford, G. |
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description | The role of individual and sociocultural factors contributing to drowning risk for young adults is complex and poorly understood. This study examined the relationship between behaviour in and around waterways and: 1) alcohol consumption; 2) resistance to peer influence; 3) sensation-seeking; 4) perception of risk among people aged 15–24 in Western Australia. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted at three time-points with a convenience sample. Predictor variables included: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT_C); Resistance to Peer Influence; Brief Sensation Seeking scale; Benthin’s Perception of risk. Pearson chi-squared tests determined the association between demographic and predictor variables. Logistic regression explored influence of potential predictor variables on behaviour in and around water. The final sample (n = 730) participants, consisted of females (n = 537, 74.5%), metropolitan dwelling (n = 616, 84.4%), and attended university (n = 410, 56.9%). Significant associations were found for those who swum after drinking alcohol compared with those that had not by age, gender, education. For every 1-unit increase in AUDIT-C participants were 60% more likely to swim after drinking (OR 95% CI 1.60 1.44–1.78). Participants who considered an adverse event serious were 15% less likely to have swum after drinking alcohol (OR 0.85 95% CI 0.73–0.99). The complex relationship between social participation in activities in and around waterways, higher drowning rates, propensity for risk, and the meaning young adults attach to risk locations and practices present unique challenges for drowning prevention research. Findings should be used to improve the awareness and education components of future youth water safety strategies in high-income settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-96356902022-11-05 Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people Leavy, J. E. Della Bona, M. Abercromby, M. Crawford, G. PLoS One Research Article The role of individual and sociocultural factors contributing to drowning risk for young adults is complex and poorly understood. This study examined the relationship between behaviour in and around waterways and: 1) alcohol consumption; 2) resistance to peer influence; 3) sensation-seeking; 4) perception of risk among people aged 15–24 in Western Australia. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted at three time-points with a convenience sample. Predictor variables included: Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT_C); Resistance to Peer Influence; Brief Sensation Seeking scale; Benthin’s Perception of risk. Pearson chi-squared tests determined the association between demographic and predictor variables. Logistic regression explored influence of potential predictor variables on behaviour in and around water. The final sample (n = 730) participants, consisted of females (n = 537, 74.5%), metropolitan dwelling (n = 616, 84.4%), and attended university (n = 410, 56.9%). Significant associations were found for those who swum after drinking alcohol compared with those that had not by age, gender, education. For every 1-unit increase in AUDIT-C participants were 60% more likely to swim after drinking (OR 95% CI 1.60 1.44–1.78). Participants who considered an adverse event serious were 15% less likely to have swum after drinking alcohol (OR 0.85 95% CI 0.73–0.99). The complex relationship between social participation in activities in and around waterways, higher drowning rates, propensity for risk, and the meaning young adults attach to risk locations and practices present unique challenges for drowning prevention research. Findings should be used to improve the awareness and education components of future youth water safety strategies in high-income settings. Public Library of Science 2022-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9635690/ /pubmed/36331939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276558 Text en © 2022 Leavy et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Leavy, J. E. Della Bona, M. Abercromby, M. Crawford, G. Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people |
title | Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people |
title_full | Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people |
title_fullStr | Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people |
title_full_unstemmed | Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people |
title_short | Drinking and swimming around waterways: The role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people |
title_sort | drinking and swimming around waterways: the role of alcohol, sensation-seeking, peer influence and risk in young people |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635690/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36331939 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276558 |
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