The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between drinking refusal self-efficacy, daily life stress and intention to drink moderately, as well as investigate the factors influencing intention to drink moderately. The subjects of the st...
The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between drinking refusal self-efficacy, daily life stress and intention to drink moderately, as well as investigate the factors influencing intention to drink moderately. The subjects of the study surveyed 243 university students enrolled in J University located in C province using a structured questionnaire. The data were collected from October 6 to 26, 2023, and analyzed based on frequency, percentile, mean, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlations, and multiple regressions. Drinking refusal self-efficacy (r=.48, p<.001) and daily life stress (r=-.23, p=.001) were significantly correlated with intention to drink moderately in college students. As a result of multiple regression analysis, the regression model of college students’ intention to moderate drinking was significant (F=17.54, p<.001), drinking refusal self-efficacy had the strongest influence on college students’ intention to drink moderately, followed by daily life stress, smoking; these factors accounted for 25% of the total variance in intention to drink moderately (Adj. R² =.25, p<.001). Therefore, it is necessary to develop education and counseling programs to increase the drinking refusal self-efficacy, which has been identified as a factor influencing college students' intention to drink moderately, and to manage daily life stress and smoking.