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Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse among Undergraduates in Nigeria: A Predictive Study of Parental Styles and Self-esteem

Abamara Nnaemeka Chukwudum1*, Udemu Albert Tochukwu1,2, Ohakwe Gift Chinagozim3

This study investigated the prevalence of alcohol abuse and its prediction by parental styles and self-esteem among undergraduates in a Nigerian University. Participants in the survey study consisted of two hundred and twelve undergraduates of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The sample consisted of 121 (56%) males and 84 (43%) females. Participants’ age ranges were as follows: 46 (21.70%) were aged between 18 and 21 years, 135 (63.68%) were aged between 22 and 25 years while 31(14.62%) were aged between 26 and above. The parental authority questionnaire, index of self-esteem, alcohol dependence scale prepared in a single questionnaire format was used to tap the responses from the participants. Linear multiple regression analysis was adopted to analyze the data of this study. The first hypothesis which stated that parental style will significantly predict alcohol abuse was accepted at T= -.551, P≤0.002. The second hypothesis which stated that self-esteem will significantly predict alcohol abuse was accepted at T= .354, P≤0.001. The study concluded that these variables of parental styles and self-esteem are predictors of alcohol abuse. The study therefore recommended among others that binge drinking that may lead to alcohol abuse should be discouraged in our various tertiary institutions in Nigeria.