Individual and regional factors affecting stress and problem alcohol use: a representative nationwide study of China

T Yang, R Barnett, S Peng, L Yu, C Zhang, W Zhang�- Health & Place, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the association between individual
and environmental stressors and problem alcohol use among Chinese university students.
Methods Participants were 11,942 students, who were identified through a multistage survey
sampling process that included 50 universities. Individual information, including feelings of
stress and perceptions of problem alcohol use, was obtained by self report. Urban and
regional variables were retrieved from the National Bureau of Statistics database. Both�…