The Liceo Student’s Awareness Towards the Negative

Effects of Alcoholic Drinking.

A Research Paper Presented to

the Faculty of the

Liceo De La Salle

Bacolod City

In Partial Fulfilment

of the Requirement for Research II

Aira Belle Juno

Kyla Nicole M. Doria

Algen Vincent Chua

BCHU6C
 Chapter 1

Background of the Study

Fermented beverages existed in early Egyptian civilization, and there is evidence of an

early alcoholic drink in China around 7000 B.C (A Brief History of Alcohol & Alcoholic

Beverages - Drug-Free World, n.d.) These fermented beverages were modified and is famously

called “Alcohol or Liquor”. The product of natural fermentation was discovered by man in

prehistoric time and was soon followed by deliberate production of wines and beers from sugary

and starchy plants. Primitive alcoholic beverages served as foods, medicines, and euphoriant, in

religious symbolism and social facilitation. Scientifically, alcohol is considered as poison, an

information student should not ignore.

Alcohol slows down the brain functions that causes to lose the sense of balance, reason

some of the student cannot even walk or stand and just sleep or crawl inside the establishment

they went in. According to the World Health Organization, the burden of disease from alcohol

exceeds tobacco because harmful consequences lead to death and disability in the younger years

of life. There is widespread of alcohol consumption among 2 billion people worldwide with 76.3

million diagnosed with alcohol abuse (World Health Organization, 2005).

Several studies have reported that alcohol use during adolescence affects

educational attainment by decreasing the number of years of schooling and the likelihood of

completing school (Balsa et al., 2011).

The study aims to help and understand the students behavior and stand about the topic,

the total population if those who belong to the group who drinks alcoholic beverages must be

determined. The psychological, mental, and physical effects of alcohol will be put on the study.
 Based on observations and interviews by the researchers the Liceo De Lasalle- receives

reports of students who are skipping their classes, loitering in bars and other establishments

where alcohol is present. In the Philippines “barkadas” also known as peer groups are being

viewed as important emotional support and social support (p.12, Patterns of “Barkada” among

Second Year College of Arts and Sciences Students of University of St. La Salle, 2009)

Thus, the researchers are concerned of the awareness of Liceo students when it comes to

the negative effects of drinking alcoholic beverages. Furthermore, it is to determine the possible

reasons as to why students take alcohol knowing that they have classes in the following hours. It

is not just about them drinking but it affects their studies leading them to fail to their subject that

means they have to take that subject again, on a greater view this dilemma also affects the

economy, we have a lot of students but few both in professional and agricultural workers due to

that the students spends a lot of time taking their subjects again and again but should have been

working at the moment.

Statement of the problem

The main focus of this research is to measure the awareness of Liceo students towards

drinking alcoholic beverages and its negative effects to the body, both physically and mentally.

This aims also to understand the reasons of the students in taking alcoholic beverages. The study

also requires the researchers to know the impacts of these activity.

Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions.

1. What is the level of awareness of the Liceo Student of the negative effect of alcoholic

drinking?

2. What are the aspects that give largest influence to the student’s decision towards

alcoholic drinking?

3. How can a student deal of the aftermath of alcoholic drinking?

Scope and Limitations

This study primarily focuses on the Liceo student's awareness towards the negative effect

of alcoholic drinking.

The researchers will conduct the survey on Liceo students of University of St La Salle

Bacolod. The main objective of this study is to give awareness to the Liceo students of

University of St La Salle Bacolod the possible negative effect of drinking alcohol to students.
Significance of the study

The importance of this study is to give awareness to the Senior High School students of

Liceo De La Salle of the possible negative effect of drinking. The researchers also want to give

knowledge to the students the possible negative trials that they may face if they take risk just to

do that bad habit. Also this study aims to determine the number of students or group of students

who are involved on this activity. The findings will redound not only to the benefit of the Liceo

De La Salle students but also to the institution, to the teachers and the parents considering that

alcohol dependence is a present problem that the said society wants to eradicate due to its

negative effect to the student’s physical and mental health. Specifically, this study is significant

to the following:

School Administrators. This study may shed light on the behaviour among senior high students

and that this may become their basis for possible intervention programs and curriculum

design.

Guidance councillors. The study may affirm their existing problems on the students drinking

alcoholic drinks and it may give them more insights on the students and why they

possibly depend on alcohol.

Teachers. This study may guide them in making or conducting classroom activities. Teachers

may become more sensitive on this issues and that they may have insights on how to

address students with alcohol issues.

Students. This study will give awareness on the possible risks if one depends on alcohol.

Future Researchers. The findings may also be beneficial for the next researchers with the same

research topic, creating a baseline for further studies.

 Chapter 2

Review of related literature

In this chapter the researchers are going to present the related literature collected both

from local and international sources. This includes different ideas, finished thesis, generalization

and conclusion that will help in familiarizing information that are relevant and similar to the

present study.

Local

According to World Health Organization (2015) those aged between 15 and 74 years

found that the rate of regular drinking was 11.1% of the population, with 13% males and 5.9%

females. Regular drinking is stated as being able to drink consistently for four (4) days and more

per week. A study from National Center for Biotechnology Information (2013) demonstrated that

there are significant exposure to alcohol marketing and that this exposure is associated with

alcohol use and drunkenness among school-attending youth in the Philippines. These findings

highlight the need for leaders to prioritize implementation of policies that limit alcohol exposure

and that restrict alcohol marketing practices as important prevention strategies for reducing

alcohol use and its adverse health consequences among youth in the Philippines. Alcohol

drinking even for a short period of time can lead not only to intoxication but also to more serious

alcohol poisoning and alcoholic liver disease, which can be potentially life threatening.
International

Singleton and Wolfston (2009) examined alcohol consumption, amount of sleep, and

academic performance. The authors show the relationship between alcohol use and sleep, alcohol

use and academic performance, and sleep and academic performance. The participants from

Northeastern were 89% white, 98% ranged between the ages of 18-22 years, and 82% lived on

campus. In short, they hypothesized and concluded that students who drink more alcohol

maintain poor sleep patterns, which negatively affects academic performance. Gillespie et al.

(2007) examined alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use among college students. The authors found

that two out of five college students in the United States are binge drinkers. According to the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, there were more than 1.25 million arrests for drug abuse

violations in 2004 (Gillespie et al., 2007). Alcohol and drug use can lead to poor decision

making, like breaking the law, sexual abuse, getting in fights, etc. Of the respondents, 92.4%

were white and the average age was 22.3 years. This study found that a little more than 68%

reported using alcohol and/or drugs during the past year. Gillespie et al. (2007) looked at how

many times a student drank alcohol in a week which then determined how many alcoholic drinks

they consume on average.

Butler et al. (2011) examined the relationship between drinking and academic demands.

“National surveys indicate that 40% of college students binge drink regularly, and the rate of

binge drinking appears to be increasing” (2011: 359-360). The results of this study suggest that

students drank 38% less when they had an exam or paper due the next day. Results also indicated

that a student’s current day academic demands are related to a 30% decrease in their current day

alcohol consumption. This research demonstrates that some students are not reducing their

alcohol intake even when they have academic demands to meet the next day. Aertgeerts and
Buntinx (2002) examined the relationship of alcohol abuse among first-year students and their

academic performance. Irresponsible drinking patterns among college students in the United

States range between 7% and 17%. This study was conducted using a questionnaire given to

3518 first-year students who attended this specific college. Aertgeerts and Buntinx (2002) found

that 14.2% of the students were identified as having alcohol abuse or dependence, and nearly

one-third of the students passed their exams on the first attempt. Results suggest that 49.7% of

male students and 48.9% of female students went on to continue their second year of school. It is

potentially concerning that only about half of the freshman class succeeded and moved onto their

sophomore year. This may indicate that alcohol consumption is a major social issue among

college students. The research cited above suggest some unique relationships between college

student alcohol use and subsequent academic performance, but they also have many limitations.

Gillespie et al. (2007) only researched one University in the South, which had a lower participant

rate than expected. Therefore, the study is less generalizable to the entire college population,

which makes it more difficult to compare to our results from UNH students. Another limitation

was that the study conducted by Aertgeerts and Buntinx (2002) occurred in the United Kingdom,

so this study is also less generalizable to the US college student population, although results may

be similar. Most of the research articles found a negative relationship between alcohol use and

academic performance.