The purposes of this study were: 1) to investigate the risk factors related to alcohol use ?mong adolescents of fathers with alcoholism. 2) to compare their drinking behaviors with the adolescents whose fathers were non-alcoholics. Sixty-one adolescents, including 29 males and 32 females, aged from 12 to 22 whose fathers were alcoholics formed the case group. 122 age and sex matched adolescenfs in a ratio of 1:2 whose fathers were not-alcoholics were recruited as the comparison group (normal/control). Data were collected by interview during home visits or by mailing questionnaires to patients. The prevalence rates of drinking, smoking and betel-nut chewing among the adolescents of fathers with alcoholism were 67.2%, 19.7%, 18%. There was no significant difference in drinking behavior between the two groups. Beer was the most popular drink in adolescents’ drinking habits. The most popular motivation of drinking was the peer pressure by friends. The significant risk factors of alcohol use among the adolescents included malepoor mental health status.. adolescents with behavioral problems and alcohol use amongst classmates or friends.
本研究之目的在鈴探討父親為酒癮之青少年飲酒之危險因素,並與社區對照組比較其飲酒行為的差異。研究對象共 183 人,其中 61 人父親為診斷合乎 DSM -111-R 診斷標準之酒癮病人青少年子女, 122 人為性別相同、年齡相近之社區中父親為非酒癮之青少年。利用結構式問春,包括酒精及精神作用物質調查問春、中國人健康問春、家庭功能評估表;以家訪、郵寄問春等方式收集資料。研究結果委現父親為酒癮之青少年中 67.2 %有喝酒經驗;19.7%有抽煙經驗; 18 %有嚼檳鄉的經驗;這些青少年未發現有人使用精神作用藥物,與父親為非酒癮之青少年比較,委現飲酒的比率及飲酒的情況沒有顯著差異。其飲酒的情況,最常喝的是啤酒,最常一起喝酒的人是同學或朋友,喝酒最常見的動機是應同學或朋友之邀請。遝輯迥歸分析的結果姿現影響青少年飲酒之顯著危險因素為男性、個人的心理健康狀態欠佳、有行為問題及同學或朋友有人飲酒。