Aim: The study sought to develop an understanding of Australian first-year university residential college students’ alcohol consumption, their experience of alcohol-related harms and their alcohol knowledge. Method: Students were surveyed during Orientation Week in 2015 (N = 84, men 36%) and again in 2017 (N = 97, men = 45%) using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to measure alcohol consumption, and purpose-designed measures of alcohol-related harms and alcohol knowledge. Results: The mean AUDIT score across the two cohorts was 10.79, placing these first-year college residents at much riskier consumption levels than their Australian undergraduate and international peers. Three-quarters were consuming alcohol at hazardous/harmful levels. They reported frequent occurrence of alcohol-related harms and, given the higher levels of drinking, these were for the most part more pronounced than in other studies: vomiting (73%), memory loss (55%), regretting their actions when drinking (41%), not having enough money because of money spent on alcohol (31%), doing something dangerous just for fun (29%), being injured (27%), poor performance at work (22%), poor physical health (21%), loss of consciousness (20%), and having sexual encounters they later regretted (19%). Poor knowledge of standard drink measures, particularly in relation to blood alcohol concentration, was also indicated. Conclusions: The study highlights the worrying occurrence of hazardous/harmful drinking in Australian first-year university residential college students and high levels of alcohol-related harms experienced by these residents. It also highlights poor alcohol knowledge and the need for early intervention prior to and within university college residences to minimise harm.

目的：该研究旨在了解澳大利亚大学一年级住宿学院学生的酒精消费情况、他们对酒精相关危害的经历以及他们的酒精知识。方法：学生在 2015 年迎新周（N  = 84，男性 36%）和 2017 年（N  = 97，男性 = 45%）期间接受了调查，使用酒精使用障碍识别测试 (AUDIT) 来衡量饮酒量和目的- 设计了与酒精相关的危害和酒精知识的测量方法。结果：两组学生的平均 AUDIT 得分为 10.79，这使得这些大学一年级学生的消费水平比他们的澳大利亚本科生和国际同龄人高得多。四分之三的人饮酒处于危险/有害水平。他们报告说经常发生与酒精相关的危害，鉴于饮酒水平较高，这些危害在很大程度上比其他研究更为明显：呕吐（73%）、记忆力减退（55%）、对饮酒时的行为感到后悔（ 41%)、因为花在酒精上的钱而没有足够的钱 (31%)、为了好玩而做危险的事情 (29%)、受伤 (27%)、工作表现不佳 (22%)、身体健康状况不佳 ( 21%)、意识丧失 (20%) 和后来后悔的性行为 (19%)。对标准饮酒措施知之甚少，结论：该研究强调了澳大利亚大学一年级住宿学院学生有害/有害饮酒的令人担忧的发生，以及这些居民所经历的与酒精相关的高水平危害。它还强调了对酒精知识的匮乏以及在大学宿舍之前和内部进行早期干预以尽量减少伤害的必要性。