Aims Brief interventions delivered by doctors and other healthcare practitioners might be
meaningfully enhanced by understanding what individual experiences might lead patients to …

Background Binge drinking (BD) is frequently observed in youth, with psychological and
cognitive consequences, but its link with quality of life has been scarcely explored. Methods …

Happier people are healthier, but does becoming happier lead to better health? In the
current study, we deployed a comprehensive, 3-month positive psychological intervention as …

Background Happiness and health behavior are positively related, but most existing
research does not distinguish between conceptually and empirically distinct components of …

Aims To assess the prospective association between alcohol consumption and self‐rated
health: in particular whether there is a relationship between stable alcohol intake and health; …

Although excessive alcohol use and alcohol misuse contribute to a broad range of health
problems, recent research indicates that moderate alcohol consumption may in fact be …

Background The literature from developed countries suggests a relationship between
alcohol use and quality of life and social engagement, where harmful drinkers have lower …

Objective: To examine the substance use behaviours of young adults in Europe and to
explore the association with self reported indices of mental well being, and the relative value …

Purpose We aimed to quantify associations between drinking and mental well-being, self-
esteem and general self-efficacy among New Zealand university students approaching …

Introduction The aim of this study was to clarify the impact of binge drinking, its intensity and
frequency, and drinker self-concept on health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) in students …