Sydney S Kelpin1, Thomas B Moore2, Lynn C Hull3, Pamela M Dillon4, Bridget L Perry5, Leroy R Thacker6, Linda Hancock7, Dace S Svikis1,8. 1. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States. 2. VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Campus, Brockton, MA, United States. 3. Virginia Commonwealth University, Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, AWHARE (Addiction and Women's Health: Advancing Research and Evaluation) Program, Richmond, VA, United States. 4. Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States. 5. Private Practice. 6. School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States. 7. Wellness Resource Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States. 8. Institute for Women's Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: For more than a decade, a large proportion of research on caffeine use in college students has focused on energy drinks (ED), demonstrating an association between ED consumption and heavy/problem alcohol use. The present study examined the relationship between daily coffee consumption and varied measures of alcohol use and problems in a sample of college women. METHODS: Participants were undergraduate females (N=360) attending an urban university in 2001-02 and prior to the rise in ED popularity on college campuses. Analyses compared women who reported drinking coffee daily (DC; 16.9%), to women who did not (NDC; 83.1%) on standardized measures of alcohol use and problems. RESULTS: For both past month and year of drinking, DC women generally reported consuming more alcohol and were 2.1-2.6 times more likely to screen at risk for alcohol problems than their NDC counterparts. DC women were also more likely than NDC women to report problems related to drinking (e.g., experiencing blackouts, inability to stop drinking after they had started). CONCLUSIONS: Findings support potential benefits of health education and screening that goes beyond EDs, focusing on varied forms of caffeine consumption.
BACKGROUND: For more than a decade, a large proportion of research on caffeine use in college students has focused on energy drinks (ED), demonstrating an association between ED consumption and heavy/problem alcohol use. The present study examined the relationship between daily coffee consumption and varied measures of alcohol use and problems in a sample of college women. METHODS: Participants were undergraduate females (N=360) attending an urban university in 2001-02 and prior to the rise in ED popularity on college campuses. Analyses compared women who reported drinking coffee daily (DC; 16.9%), to women who did not (NDC; 83.1%) on standardized measures of alcohol use and problems. RESULTS: For both past month and year of drinking, DC women generally reported consuming more alcohol and were 2.1-2.6 times more likely to screen at risk for alcohol problems than their NDC counterparts. DC women were also more likely than NDC women to report problems related to drinking (e.g., experiencing blackouts, inability to stop drinking after they had started). CONCLUSIONS: Findings support potential benefits of health education and screening that goes beyond EDs, focusing on varied forms of caffeine consumption.
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Caffeine; alcohol; coffee; college students; risky behaviors
Authors: Dace S Svikis; Pamela M Dillon; Steven E Meredith; Leroy R Thacker; Kathryn Polak; Alexis C Edwards; David Pomm; Danielle Dick; Kenneth Kendler Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2022-03-26 Impact factor: 3.295