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

Anees Bahji Paul Boonmak Michelle Koller Christina Milani Cate Sutherland Salinda Horgan Shu-Ping Chen Scott Patten Heather Stuart

Int J Environ Res Public Health

Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.

Published: January 2024

This study examined how gender expression, coping strategies, and perceptions of alcohol relate to high-risk drinking behaviors at two Canadian universities.
Multivariate analyses indicated that individuals with androgynous gender roles and self-reported males were more likely to engage in high-risk drinking, while protective strategies helped reduce this risk.
The research highlights the need for targeted interventions that take into account gender and attitudes toward alcohol to effectively lower risky drinking on campuses.

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: This 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 behavioural 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 behavioural strategies in the development and refinement of interventions aimed at reducing high-risk alcohol use on Canadian campuses.

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