Non Traditional College Students

College students have a higher likelihood to fall into the stress and pressures of college studies and expectations. In the next study they looked at how alcohol use is different for those who are non-traditional or traditional students (Trenz, Flores, & Rapoza, 2015). A non-traditional student may better manage their time which comes from being older or being only part-time. Additionally, this can have added stress because they are students while also being parents. From the results of this study, it shows that those who are non-traditional student have higher risks for mental health issues such as depression or stress. This is seen because those who are non-traditional will have a significant difference when it comes to mental health issues

The study wanted to evaluate whether there is an actual difference in alcohol use in the statistics if students were attending for two years compared to the traditional four. The researchers looked at factors that include age, living status, income, dependent children, and relationships. It was seen that students enrolled for four years were more likely to be younger, with no children, and lived on campus (Velazquez et al, 2011). These students were also not in long-term relationships and did not have a steady income from working. The results of this study showed that those studying for four years had a higher likelihood to engage in alcohol use in the past year. This study also showed that those enrolled for two years would be more likely to not report alcohol use in the past year. Another interesting factor from this study is that male had a more significant difference with 71% of four-year students reporting use compared to 62.7% of two-year students. There was not as significant of a difference between the females which resulted in 69.4% of four-year students reporting use compared to 62.6% (Velazquez et al, 2011). This study was interesting to see how years in college could also have an effect on the amount of alcohol

The researchers wanted to see if there was a relationship between alcohol use along with energy drink consumption. This study is interesting because many college students consume energy drinks regularly. This kind of regular consumption is related to the stress of completing assignments or to succeed in college. Looking at the association between alcohol and energy drinks is interesting to see if one factor affects the other. In this study, it was found that there is a strong association between consumption of energy drinks and alcohol use. This study showed that students consuming above regular amounts of energy drinks would also be more likely to have used alcohol or had a heavy drinking episode (Velazquez, Poulos, Latimer, & Pasch, 2011). This study also looked at whether students mixed energy drinks and alcohol together which in the study the participants reported was 11.4%. This study was an interesting one because it included very popular drinks consumed by college-aged students. However, it is also interesting to see how this study has differed from the other studies another researcher might have