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Associations between Gender Expression, Protective Coping Strategies, Alcohol Saliency, and High-Risk Alcohol Use in Post-Secondary Students at Two Canadian Universities

Anees Bahji
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Paul Boonmak
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Michelle Koller
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Christina Milani
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Cate Sutherland
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Salinda Horgan
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Shu-Ping Chen
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Scott Patten
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Heather Stuart
Version 1 : Received: 24 November 2023 / Approved: 24 November 2023 / Online: 27 November 2023 (07:16:19 CET)

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Bahji, A.; Boonmak, P.; Koller, M.; Milani, C.; Sutherland, C.; Horgan, S.; Chen, S.-P.; Patten, S.; Stuart, H. Associations between Gender Expression, Protective Coping Strategies, Alcohol Saliency, and High-Risk Alcohol Use in Post-Secondary Students at Two Canadian Universities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 107. Bahji, A.; Boonmak, P.; Koller, M.; Milani, C.; Sutherland, C.; Horgan, S.; Chen, S.-P.; Patten, S.; Stuart, H. Associations between Gender Expression, Protective Coping Strategies, Alcohol Saliency, and High-Risk Alcohol Use in Post-Secondary Students at Two Canadian Universities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 107.

Abstract

Background: This study, conducted in October 2017 at two Canadian universities, aimed to explore the relationships between gender expression, protective coping strategies, alcohol saliency, and high-risk alcohol use. Methods: Validated scales were employed to assess these variables using survey data. Multivariate analyses were conducted to investigate the associations between these factors and high-risk drinking. Results: The study revealed significant associations between high-risk drinking and androgynous gender roles (OR=1.58, 95% CI: 1.19-2.10) as well as among self-reported males (OR=2.21; 95% CI: 1.77-2.75). Additionally, protective behavioral strategies were inversely related to high-risk drinking (OR=0.95; 95% CI: 0.94-0.96), while higher alcohol saliency exhibited a positive correlation with high-risk drinking (OR=1.12; 95% CI: 1.11-1.14). Conclusions: These findings underscore the importance of considering gender, alcohol saliency beliefs, and protective behavioral strategies in the development and refinement of interventions aimed at reducing high-risk alcohol use on Canadian campuses.

Keywords

Gender expression; High-risk alcohol use; Protective coping strategies; Canadian universities

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Psychiatry and Mental Health

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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