“Tragic girls” and “crack whores”: Alcohol, femininity and Facebook
New Zealand, similar to many other westernised nations, has a well-developed national
culture of drinking to intoxication. Within this cultural context, young women are exhorted to …
culture of drinking to intoxication. Within this cultural context, young women are exhorted to …
Lay epidemiology and the interpretation of low‐risk drinking guidelines by adults in the United Kingdom
Aims To explore how the concept of lay epidemiology can enhance understandings of how
drinkers make sense of current UK drinking guidelines. Methods Qualitative study using 12 …
drinkers make sense of current UK drinking guidelines. Methods Qualitative study using 12 …
“Everyone can loosen up and get a bit of a buzz on”: Young adults, alcohol and friendship practices
In countries with liberalised alcohol policies, alcohol harm reduction strategies
predominantly focus on young adults' excessive drinking harms and risks. However …
predominantly focus on young adults' excessive drinking harms and risks. However …
'Drinking is our modern way of bonding': young people's beliefs about interventions to encourage moderate drinking
RO de Visser, Z Wheeler, C Abraham… - Psychology & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Efforts to discourage excessive alcohol use among young people can only be effective if the
target audience is exposed to, attends to, and comprehends key messages. The aim of this …
target audience is exposed to, attends to, and comprehends key messages. The aim of this …
No time for a 'time out'? Managing time around (non) drinking
Young people's drinking represents a nexus between time, temporalities and social
practices. While drinking and intoxication have previously been considered a way to achieve …
practices. While drinking and intoxication have previously been considered a way to achieve …
University students' beliefs about unit-based guidelines: A qualitative study
NAF Furtwängler, RO de Visser - Journal of health …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
UK government guidance for alcohol consumption is expressed in 'units' of alcohol. This
study employed semi-structured interviews to explore university students' knowledge of …
study employed semi-structured interviews to explore university students' knowledge of …
Re-configured pleasures: How young people feel good through abstaining or moderating their drinking
Background Alcohol use has strong associations with the pursuit of pleasure, yet trends in
young people's drinking have been declining in Australia for more than 15 years. Therefore …
young people's drinking have been declining in Australia for more than 15 years. Therefore …
Son, you're smoking on Facebook! College students' disclosures on social networking sites as indicators of real-life risk behaviors
JJ van Hoof, J Bekkers, M van Vuuren - Computers in human behavior, 2014 - Elsevier
Health risk behavior in student populations is an issue of major concern, and students' risk
levels are difficult to determine. In this study, we explore the extent to which information …
levels are difficult to determine. In this study, we explore the extent to which information …
Young people's explanations for the decline in youth drinking in England
V Whitaker, P Curtis, H Fairbrother, M Oldham… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Youth alcohol consumption has fallen markedly over the last twenty years in
England. This paper explores the drivers of the decline from the perspectives of young …
England. This paper explores the drivers of the decline from the perspectives of young …
The role of desire in understanding intentions to drink responsibly: An application of the model of goal-directed behaviour
This study models young people's moderate drinking decision-making using the Model of
Goal-Directed Behaviour (MGB), thus presenting insights into young people's desires and …
Goal-Directed Behaviour (MGB), thus presenting insights into young people's desires and …