題目：創傷後壓力症候群與青少年飲酒之性別差異

摘要：臺大中信兒家研究中心團隊成員楊喬羽老師（摩根州立大學社會工作學院）等人，使用具全國代表性樣本之學生追蹤資料「兒少家庭社會經驗追蹤資料庫」的第三波追蹤資料，共納入2,667位國中生（14至15歲），針對創傷後壓力症候群 (post-traumatic stress disorders, PTSD) 與青少年飲酒之性別差異進行探討。

研究已證實PTSD會增加酒精使用和酒精使用疾患的風險，且這個情況在成年女性中特別明顯。然而，關於PTSD是否預測青少年飲酒的研究仍然有限，並且尚未充分探討性別在PTSD影響青少年飲酒的調節作用。

本研究結果指出，性別是PTSD影響酒精使用的調節因子，PTSD僅能預測女性青少年飲酒，而不是男性青少年飲酒。根據本研究結果，酒癮防治方案應優先辨識患有PTSD的女性，並且需要進一步研究女性青少年經歷創傷後的健康行為。

Title: Gender Differences in the Relationship Between PTSD and Youth Alcohol Use

Abstract:

It has been established that post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) contribute to an increased risk of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders. Research has shown that this is particularly true for adult females. However, limited research exists regarding whether PTSD predicts alcohol use among youth, nor has it adequately addressed whether gender plays a differential role in predicting the influence of PTSD on youth alcohol use. Using a nationally representative sample of 2,667 eighth-grade junior high school students (aged 14 to 15) in Taiwan, this study examined the relationship between PTSD and adolescent alcohol use and the moderating effect of gender on the relationship. The findings indicated that gender is a moderating factor when examining the influence of PTSD on alcohol use, with PTSD symptoms predicting alcohol use only for female but not male youth. These results suggest that secondary alcohol prevention programs should prioritize identifying females with PTSD and that further research on post-trauma health behaviors among female youth is needed.

研究全文請參考：https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-024-01368-z