Citation

Piumatti G, Lietz F, Aresi G, Bjegović-Mikanović V. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-19.

Affiliation

University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2017.1417186

PMID

29308994

Abstract

Few studies have cross-nationally tested the mediators of the relationship between alcohol use and subjective well-being among university students. This study examined how self-reported psychological distress symptoms mediate the association between alcohol use (drinking frequency and binge-drinking frequency) and subjective well-being among 637 Serbian and 705 Italian university students. Psychological distress mediated the negative relationship between binge-drinking frequency and subjective well-being among Serbians (partial mediation) and Italians (full mediation). Drinking frequency was not associated with psychological distress or subjective well-being. Binge drinking may negatively affect subjective well-being among university students by enhancing symptoms of psychological distress.

Language: en

Keywords

Alcohol; Italy; Serbia; mental health; structural equation modeling; well-being