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01-04-2017 | Original Article

Young adolescents who combine alcohol and energy drinks have a higher risk of reporting negative behavioural outcomes

Authors: Jana Holubcikova, Peter Kolarcik, Andrea Madarasova Geckova, Eva Joppova, Jitse P. van Dijk, Sijmen A. Reijneveld

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 3/2017

Abstract

Objectives

To explore whether young adolescents consuming alcohol and energy drinks combined were more likely to report negative behavioural outcomes than their peers who drink only one type of these beverages or are abstinent.

Methods

We analysed data on a representative sample of Slovak adolescents 8502 adolescents (mean age 13.21, 49.4 % boys) from the 2014 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross-sectional study. We assessed the associations of alcohol and energy drinks consumption with negative outcomes and their potential synergy, as measured by the synergy index (SI).

Results

Adolescents consuming both alcohol and energy drinks were at higher risk of negative behavioural outcomes than their peers who drank only alcohol or energy drinks or were non-consumers. Consumers of alcohol and energy drinks were highly prone to be involved in fighting—the joint association of alcohol and energy drinks consumption was greater than sum of its associations separately in relation to fighting (SI 1.49; 95 % confidence interval 1.03–2.16).

Conclusions

Preventive strategies should aim at increasing awareness of negative behavioural outcomes—especially aggressive behaviour associated with alcohol and energy drinks consumption among young adolescents.

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Title: Young adolescents who combine alcohol and energy drinks have a higher risk of reporting negative behavioural outcomes
Authors: Jana Holubcikova
Peter Kolarcik
Andrea Madarasova Geckova
Eva Joppova
Jitse P. van Dijk
Sijmen A. Reijneveld
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0862-4

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