Factors Related to Problem Drinking and Solitary Drinking: Online Survey with One Person Household Women in Early Adulthood

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors related to the problem drinking in young adult women who lived and drank alone. Methods: This online survey (N=291) was conducted using a questionnaire from February to April 2020. Data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 25.0 program for the descriptive analysis, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and a binary logistic regression. Results: In this study, the problem drinking group was identified as 72.9%. In logistic regression, the significant factors of problem drinking were women who had: (1) experience of drinking alone were high socioeconomic status (OR=3.90, 95% CI: 1.04~14.58, p=.043); (2) negative alcohol expectancy (OR=1.03, 95% CI: 1.00~1.06, p=.028); (3) significant depression (OR=2.40, 95% CI: 1.04~5.54, p=.041); and (4) 3-5 standard drinks per drink (OR=6.58, 95% CI: 2.06~21.06, p=.001), once or twice a week (OR=4.55, 95% CI: 1.71~12.09, p=.002). Conclusion: Our study findings suggest that mental health interventions should be developed to help one-person household women with problem drinking considering comprehensively integrating mental health factors, residential and lifestyle characteristics, and drinking context.