Antecedents and Covariates of Alcohol Consumption among Swiss Male Conscripts

Mueller, Mario H.; Kipke, Ingo; Frey, Franz; Rössler, Wulf; Lupi, Gianpiero; Vetter, Stefan

doi:10.3390/ijerph6030958

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“…Alcohol is a major contributor to the global burden of disease [1] and is the leading risk factor for ill-health among Swedish youth [2]. Somewhat paradoxical the adolescent abstainer is often depicted as problematic in the literature, most often because of poorer social relations [3][4][5][6].…”

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Normalization of Non-Drinking? Health, School Situation and Social Relations among Swedish Ninth Graders That Drink and Do Not Drink Alcohol

Raninen

Larm

Svensson

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Alcohol consumption is a major contributor to the disease burden among adolescents. The adolescent alcohol abstainer is still often depicted as problematic in the research literature and in prominent theoretical frameworks. However, over the past two decades, there has been a marked trend of declining youth drinking in Sweden. The declining trend has led to a shift in the majority behaviour of youth, from drinking to non-drinking. It is plausible that this trend has also shifted the position of non-drinkers. This paper examines the position of non-drinkers in a nationally representative sample of Swedish adolescents. A survey was carried out in 2017 in 500 randomly selected schools. A total of 5549 respondents (15–16-year-olds) agreed to participate and answered the questionnaire. A minority (42.8%) had consumed alcohol during their lifetime. The results show that non-drinkers had better health and school performance when compared to drinkers. The results also showed that there were no differences in the social position between non-drinkers and drinkers. These findings are new and indicate a changed position of non-drinkers among Swedish adolescents. With non-drinking being the majority behaviour among Swedish adolescents this seems to have shifted the position of non-drinkers. There is a need for research on the long-term importance of not drinking during adolescence.

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Normalization of Non-Drinking? Health, School Situation and Social Relations among Swedish Ninth Graders That Drink and Do Not Drink Alcohol

Raninen

Larm

Svensson

et al. 2021

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“…A Swedish study found an association between alcohol consumption and social media use, suggesting that drinkers have more social contacts (Larm et al, 2019). A study from Switzerland suggested that alcohol abstinence among young people was a deviation from the social norm (Mueller et al, 2009). Overall, these studies tend to depict young abstainers as healthy despite their relatively limited social life, which is probably due to being outside of the social drinking culture and being considered deviant from the norm, at least from a statistical perspective.…”

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The Growing Trend of Young People Abstaining from Drinking Alcohol: A Literature Review

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Barrense-Dias

Surı́s

2022

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background. Youth alcohol use and misuse lead to adverse outcomes. However, the literature has not always associated complete abstinence with better health. Since recent literature indicates an increased proportion of young abstainers, the aim of this paper is to review the studies investigating this upward trend and the factors associated with it, such as socio-demographics, school performance, social life, physical and mental health, and parental influence.Methods. Different databases were searched and appropriated terms were used. Given that the trend has only emerged in recent years, the review was limited to papers published since 2000. A total of 970 papers were returned and 10 were retained for the present review.Results. All papers covered by the review acknowledge the existence of a new significant trend resulting in more young people in developed countries who are choosing to abstain completely from drinking alcohol. They are in good physical and mental health and perform better at school than their drinking peers. The quality of their social life, albeit slightly more limited than that of their drinking peers, appeared to be good. ConclusionYoung alcohol abstainers represent a group situated at the beginning of a continuum of alcohol consumption, they do well and are not very different from light drinkers. Alcohol abstinence at young age does not seem to have any downsides and should therefore be generally advised. To further promote such behavior, measures to encourage parental monitoring and more generous public expenditure on health services and family benefits should be encouraged.

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Les adolescents abstinents : un groupe à risque ?

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Antecedents and Covariates of Alcohol Consumption among Swiss Male Conscripts

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Normalization of Non-Drinking? Health, School Situation and Social Relations among Swedish Ninth Graders That Drink and Do Not Drink Alcohol

Normalization of Non-Drinking? Health, School Situation and Social Relations among Swedish Ninth Graders That Drink and Do Not Drink Alcohol

The Growing Trend of Young People Abstaining from Drinking Alcohol: A Literature Review

Les adolescents abstinents : un groupe à risque ?

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