@article{ref1,
title="Solitary and social drinking in South Korea: an exploratory study",
journal="Osong public health and research perspectives",
year="2020",
author="Choi, Chanho and Sohn, Aeree and Park, Ju Moon",
volume="11",
number="6",
pages="365-372",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to identify differences in drinking norms, heavy drinking, and motives between types of drinkers (abstainers, solitary, and social  drinkers) in a representative sample of Korean adults. <br><br>METHODS: An online survey of  people registered on the electoral roll were randomly invited to be part of the  &quot;National Korean Drinking Culture Study&quot; conducted in 2018 (n = 3,015). Participants  included 1,532 men and 1,469 women aged 19-60 years. Questions included the number  of times they drank in the last month, what they drank, and the volume drank. The  amount of pure alcohol consumed was calculated. Drinking norms, motives, and types  were determined in the survey questions. <br><br>RESULTS: Solitary drinkers were more likely  to be divorced or separated, less educated, and marginally employed. Solitary  drinking peaked in those in their 30s (18.5%) and social drinkers in their 50s  (68.1%). Solitary drinkers drank more frequently compared with social drinkers (6.1  vs. 3.6 times per month, p < 0.001), and consumed a significantly larger quantity of  alcohol (69.5 g vs. 46.8 g per week). Solitary drinkers were more accepting of  drinking-related behaviors in diverse situations compared with social drinkers. The  regression analysis revealed that personal drinking motives were the most important  factor influencing the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption in both  solitary and social drinking. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Solitary drinkers may be more vulnerable  to alcohol abuse than social drinkers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2210-9099",
doi="10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.6.04",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.6.04"
}