Consumo de alcohol y agresión en estudiantes de la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

Alcohol consumption and aggression are problems of global concern that affect the entire population, especially young people. Alcohol intake generates neurological changes which cause negative consequences. It is related to aggression, which is a behavior that causes desires to cause physical or psychological harm, so it is necessary to identify the levels of aggression linked to alcohol consumption in university students. The type of study was analytical, cross-sectional and of quantitative methodology, with a non-experimental design and correlational scope. The sample was non-probabilistic for convenience with 223 students of the first and third cycle of the Medicine and Nursing careers of the University of Cuenca, aged between 18 and 20 years. The instruments Alcohol Use Disorders Inventory Test and Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire were applied. In addition, a statistical analysis was performed and the correlation between the variables was calculated. In addition, this alcohol consumption is significantly correlated with physical aggression (ρ = .24), however, there is no significant correlation with hostility (ρ = .07). As for the variables of aggression, they are strongly correlated with each other.