The effect of alcohol use on the problem solving skills of university students

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of alcohol consumption on problem solving skills of university students. Another purpose of this study is to test whether the problem solving skills of university students who use alcohol are predictive. In this research, screening method was used from quantitative research patterns as a method. The universe of this research is Istanbul 3. It consists of university students from universities located in Küçükçekmece and Avcılar region, which are also located in the region. The sample of the study consists of 419 individuals aged 18 and over who were selected by the objective sampling method. In the research finding, it was found that there is a significant and positive relationship between the levels of the events impact scale and the addiction profile index's Deciency, substance use characteristics, diagnosis, effects on life, severe cravings and motivation sub-dimension levels. In this context, the following suggestions can be made to clinicians: Therapies can focus on improving the problem-solving skills of individuals with alcohol use. Therapies may be aimed at developing problem-solving skills through determination in applying the determined solution, research and modeling alternative solutions.