ABSTRACT Abuse of alcohol is one of the risk-taking behaviours that is prominent among adolescents in secondary schools despite global awareness on misuse and adverse effects of psychoactive substances in human body. The study investigates age, home-based involvement, school-based involvement and home–school communication as predictors of alcohol use among secondary school students. In a school-based cross-sectional approach, a convenience sample of 323 (50.8% males & 49.2% females) secondary school students currently taking alcohol aged 10 to 22 years (M = 14.19, SD = 2.29) completed self-report questionnaires. Bivariate correlations analysis was done as a preliminary statistics, while multiple regression was computed to analyse the data and provides answers to the research question. Results of four-model hierarchical multiple regression showed that all predictor variables jointly contributed to alcohol use with home–school communication recording highest score. Independently, age, home-based involvement, school-based involvement and home–school communication predicted alcohol use. It is concluded that intervention through either home-based involvement or school-based involvement alone may not have much impact in reducing levels of alcohol use in secondary school student population. Combined efforts of both parents/guardians and school teachers are passionately recommended for effective alcohol-use/risk reduction intervention.

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中学生饮酒的年龄，家庭和学校参与以及家庭学校沟通

摘要尽管全球都对滥用酒精和精神活性物质在人体中产生不良影响的认识，但滥用酒精是中学青少年中一种突出的冒险行为。这项研究调查了年龄，家庭参与，学校参与和家庭与学校之间的沟通，作为中学生饮酒的预测指标。在基于学校的横断面方法中，方便样本中有323名（10.22岁，男性为50.8％，男为49.2％）正在饮酒的年龄在10至22岁（M = 14.19，SD = 2.29）的学生完成了自我报告调查表。双变量相关分析作为初步统计数据进行了分析，同时计算了多元回归分析数据并提供了研究问题的答案。四模型分层多元回归的结果显示，所有预测变量共同导致饮酒，而家庭与学校的沟通记录得分最高。独立地，年龄，基于家庭的参与，基于学校的参与以及家庭与学校之间的交流可以预测饮酒情况。结论是，仅通过家庭参与或学校参与的干预可能不会对降低中学生群体的饮酒水平产生太大影响。强烈建议家长/监护人和学校老师共同努力，以有效地戒酒/减少风险。基于学校的参与和家庭与学校之间的交流可以预测饮酒情况。结论是，仅通过家庭参与或学校参与的干预可能不会对降低中学生群体的饮酒水平产生太大影响。强烈建议家长/监护人和学校老师共同努力，以有效地戒酒/减少风险。基于学校的参与和家庭与学校之间的交流可以预测饮酒情况。结论是，仅通过家庭参与或学校参与的干预可能不会对降低中学生群体的饮酒水平产生太大影响。强烈建议家长/监护人和学校老师共同努力，以有效地戒酒/减少风险。