Benefits and drawbacks of social non‐drinking identified by British university students

Conroy, Dominic; Visser, Richard O. de

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“…Meanwhile, Conroy et al . demonstrate that drinkers identify several positive effects of not drinking. This could be interpreted as a low resistance in this group towards temporary abstinence, a finding that could be used by practitioners aiming to promote periods of not drinking among young people.…”

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“…The results by Pettigrew et al [12] show that the alcohol is less mentioned in the most frequently played songs on radio during recent years. Meanwhile, Conroy et al [13] demonstrate that drinkers identify several positive effects of not drinking. This could be interpreted as a low resistance in this group towards temporary abstinence, a finding that could be used by practitioners aiming to promote periods of not drinking among young people.…”

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Exploring the changing landscape of youth drinking—we are still drawing the map

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Livingston

2018

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Exploring the changing landscape of youth drinking—we are still drawing the map

Raninen

Livingston

2018

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Especially, hangover data of elderly are lacking. Whereas declines are observed in overall drinking in the last 15 years [55] and a growing number of British young adults routinely do not drink alcohol [56], reported alcohol use and corresponding problems in older age groups are reported to be on the increase [57,58].…”

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The Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Mood and Performance Assessed at Home

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Martínková

Tiplady

et al. 2020

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The current study evaluated the next day consequences of a social night of drinking compared to a no alcohol night, with standardised mood and portable screen-based performance measures assessed in the morning at participants’ homes, and a breathalyser screen for zero alcohol. A mixed sex group (n = 20) took part in the study. Participants reported consuming on average 16.9 units (135 g) alcohol, resulting in a hangover rating of 60 (out of 100) compared to 0.3 following the no alcohol night. Statistical significance comparisons contrasting the hangover with the no alcohol condition revealed an increase in negative mood and irritability during hangover and an (unexpected) increase in risk and thrill seeking. Performance scores showed an overall slowing of responses across measures, but with less impact on errors. The results support the description of hangover as a general state of cognitive impairment, reflected in slower responses and reduced accuracy across a variety of measures of cognitive function. This suggests a general level of impairment due to hangover, as well as increased negative mood. The use of a naturalistic design enabled the impact of more typical levels of alcohol associated with real life social consumption to be assessed, revealing wide ranging neurocognitive impairment with these higher doses. This study has successfully demonstrated the sensitivity of home-based assessment of the impact of alcohol hangover on a range of subjective and objective measures. The observed impairments, which may significantly impair daily activities such as driving a car or job performance, should be further investigated and taken into account by policy makers.

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“…Similarly, individuals could be asked to reflect on their experiences while drinking in social settings to identify why alcohol consumption in such contexts may be particularly rewarding for them. Interventions for social-drinking settings could focus on more adaptive ways to increase individual’s positive emotions and social reward without their drinking to excess (e.g., the ability to have higher quality social interactions when drinking moderately in social settings; Conroy & de Visser, 2018). Taken as a whole, the context of alcohol use deserves careful consideration as a factor that facilitates our understanding of the development of alcohol problems in adolescents and young adults.…”

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Drinking Together and Drinking Alone: A Social-Contextual Framework for Examining Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder

Creswell

2020

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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The context in which drinking occurs is a critical but relatively understudied factor in alcohol use disorder (AUD) etiology. In this article, I offer a social-contextual framework for examining AUD risk by reviewing studies on the unique antecedents and deleterious consequences of social compared with solitary alcohol use in adolescents and young adults. Specifically, I provide evidence of distinct emotion regulatory functions across settings, in which social drinking is linked to enhancing positive emotions and social experiences, and solitary drinking is linked to coping with negative emotions. I end by considering the conceptual, methodological, and clinical implications of this social-contextual account of AUD risk.

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Benefits and drawbacks of social non‐drinking identified by British university students

Abstract: Background/objectives: Promoting the benefits of not drinking alcohol during social occasions

Cited by 23 publications

References 22 publications

Exploring the changing landscape of youth drinking—we are still drawing the map

Exploring the changing landscape of youth drinking—we are still drawing the map

The Effects of Alcohol Hangover on Mood and Performance Assessed at Home

Drinking Together and Drinking Alone: A Social-Contextual Framework for Examining Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder

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