Estrés académico y su relación con el consumo de alcohol en estudiantes universitarios

Abstract

Academic stress and alcohol consumption are terms of interest in the current context of students.The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between academic stress and alcohol consumption in university students. A correlational research design was used, with a cross- sectional and non-experimental quantitative approach. The study was carried out with the collaboration of 95 students, 71 women and 24 men, from the Clinical Psychology Career of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Technical University of Ambato, for the analysis of the Inventory of Academic Stress to know the levels of academic stress in students and the Test to Identify Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDIT) to determine the level of alcohol consumption that the student presents. In the results obtained by using the SPSS program, it was identified that there is no significant relationship between academic stress and alcohol consumption (Rho = 0.199 p>0.050). In relation to the prevalence of academic stress levels, it was found that 87.4% of the assessed population presents a mild academic stress level, 10.5% has a moderate level and 2.1% belongs to the severe academic stress level. Regarding the levels of alcohol Date: March, 2022 variables it was considered appropriate to apply of two psychological reagents, the SISCO xvii consumption in students, it is established that 80% corresponds to risky consumption, 14.7% is adjusted for harmful alcohol consumption and 5.3% reflects being within a possible dependence. In terms of gender, there is evidence of a greater predisposition to consumption in men with 57.98%, while 44.63% of women drink alcohol. Finally, the study determined that academic stress is not related to alcohol consumption in university students