Psychological Development and Education ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 52-56.

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Alcohol intoxication and its contributing factors among young rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing

LIN Dan-hua1, SU Wen-liang1, Deng1, Lin-yuan2   

  1. 1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Pediatric Prevention Research Center, Wayne State University, USA
  • Online:2006-10-15 Published:2006-10-15

Abstract: The study aimed to explore effects of environmental and individual factors on alcohol intoxication among young rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing.A sample of 2201 18-30-years-old rural-to-urban migrant was recruited to participate in the quantitative survey.The subjects'careers were dichotomized into low-risk career and high-risk career according to the characteristics of 13 kinds of careers that migrants were employed.Results showed:(1) Almost 27% of migrants ever drunk to intoxication in the past 30 days.Rate of male alcohol intoxication was 2 times higher than that of females(35% vs.16%);(2) Migrants'alcohol intoxication was significantly correlated with career characteristic,depression and life and wark satisfaction.Rate of drunk behavior among migrants with high risk career was significantly higher than that of migrants with low-risk career.Migrants who reported ever drunk had a higher level of depression and a lower level of life and work satisfaction compared to their counterparts who didn't drunk in the past 30 days;(3) Environmental and individual factors had an interaction effect on migrants' drunk behavior.That is,mobility indirectly influenced migrants' drunk behavior through depression,life and wark satisfaction.Moreover,career had direct and indirect effect on migrants' drunk behavior.

Key words: alcohol intoxication, contributing factors, rural-to-urban migrant

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