Unga tjejers våldsbenägenhet vid konsumtion av alkohol
The purpose on this study is to determine the extent of possible connections between tendencies to increased violent behavior and increased alcohol consumption among a total cohort of girls in the 9th grade compulsory school and 2nd grade upper secondary school in a Swedish county. In 2004 the Epidemiological Department carried out a health-status survey, using a self-report questionnaire, with students from both private and public schools in a specific county in Sweden. All respondents (N= ca 4000), attending all compulsory (at 9th grade) and upper secondary schools (second tier) on the survey date completed the questionnaire. For this particular study, 9 questions from the questionnaire, all concerning self-reported violent behavior and alcohol consumption habits were used either individually or combined in index variables. The result showed that while violence experience is low among these 4000 girls, it increased in relation to a corresponding increase in alcohol consumption. Self-reported violent behavior is higher for girls in the 9th grade, while the alcohol experience is higher for girls in the 2nd grade of the upper secondary school. Violence in relation to alcohol is a significant phenomenon that is more distinct for girls in the 9th grade compared to girls in the 2nd grade of the upper secondary school.