Do teenagers’ and parents’ alcohol-related views meet? – Analysing focus group data from Finland and Norway

Simonen, Jenni; Törrönen, Jukka; Tigerstedt, Christoffer; Scheffels, Janne; Moan, Inger Synnøve; Karlsson, Nina

doi:10.1080/09687637.2017.1337725

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“…Based upon similar findings in German families, Zeiher [33] argued that modern parent-child relationships are developing towards interdependence; based upon acceptance of the principle of equality between the generations and emotional affinity between child and parents. Seen together, our findings may indicate that alcohol initiation has lost some of its traditional oppositional meaning for young adolescents, as the generation gap between contemporary parents and their children seems to have diminished and parent-child relationships have changed [31,34].…”

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Normalisation of non‐drinking? 15–16‐year‐olds' accounts of refraining from alcohol

Scheffels

Buvik

Tokle

et al. 2020

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims In many countries, adolescents' drinking has decreased substantially over recent years. This study aims to explore Norwegian adolescents' accounts of refraining from drinking alcohol and how their explanations are contextualised. Design and Methods Semi‐structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 95 adolescents aged 15–16 years (50 females), recruited from six schools in Norway. Interviews examined perceptions and experience of alcohol use, and how non‐drinking was reasoned for. Results The adolescents' accounts of refraining from alcohol were sorted into three categories: (i) influence from non‐drinking peers and negative social norms towards alcohol use: non‐drinking was described as the norm in their age group; (ii) legal age and relationship to parents: age limits and parents' disapproval of drinking was perceived as justifiable; and (iii) non‐drinking to sustain control: alcohol use was perceived as implying loss of control of self‐presentation in specific situations, and risk of negative exposure on social media. It was also seen as implying risk of loss of control of future achievement in school or sports. Discussion and Conclusions The adolescents' explanations for non‐drinking indicated a devaluation in the social position of alcohol among younger adolescents. Non‐drinking was described as majority behaviour and fitting in with a life orientation towards both present‐day and future achievement. Their accounts pointed towards a normative effect of age limits on buying alcohol and highlighted the significance of emotional closeness and open communication about alcohol with parents. The results indicate a differentiated normalisation of non‐drinking in this age group.

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Normalisation of non‐drinking? 15–16‐year‐olds' accounts of refraining from alcohol

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Buvik

Tokle

et al. 2020

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…The coding was discussed during workshops where findings were synthesized into overarching themes (Silverman, 2006). The purpose of these procedures was to ensure that we analyzed and perceived the data in both countries by following corresponding principles and steps (see also Simonen et al, 2017).…”

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“…Youths did to some extent express more negative evaluations of the situations. Given that most of them had not yet started drinking themselves, it could be that they related to the situations with more general conceptions of drinking and harms from drinking, picked up from public debate or from school (Scheffels et al, 2016;Simonen et al, 2017). Further, their talk resonated survey findings of how young people are more vulnerable to harmful from other's drinking (Laslett et al, 2011;Moan et al, 2015.…”

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“…The majority of the focus groups had 5-7 participants. Due to cancelations, two groups had three participants, but the dynamics in these groups did not differ from the rest (see also Simonen et al, 2017). All groups were gender mixed, except the all-female adult groups in Finland.…”

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“…Scheffels, Moan, & Storvoll, 2016). Some studies have indicated that youth have restrictive attitudes towards drinking (Katainen & Rolando, 2015;Simonen et al, 2017), while others do not find this (De Haan, Boljevac, & Schaefer, 2010;Simonen, 2013). A focus group study with participants aged 16-80 from Denmark described people's acceptance of drinking as defined by the age of the drinker and by drinking context in general (Grønkjaer, Curtis, De Crespigny, & Delmar, 2011).…”

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Frightening or Foolish? Gendered Perceptions of Public Intoxication Among Youths and Adults in Norway and Finland

Scheffels

Moan

Simonen³

et al. 2019

Substance Use & Misuse

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Background: What people define as acceptable alcohol use may differ between social situations and depend upon on who is drinking as well as who is evaluating the situation. Objective: The aim of the study was to explore how Norwegian and Finnish youth and adults perceived the acceptability of situations involving public intoxication and how gender and alcohol's harm to others were made relevant in their reflections. Methods: We conducted eight focus groups among adolescents (N ¼ 44) and eight among adults (N ¼ 38), using photos and stories of drinking situations as stimuli for the discussions. Results: Youths' and adults' perceptions of public intoxication were characterized by ambivalence: negative evaluations were often nuanced and negotiated while positive evaluations typically were followed up with reservations. To some extent, their evaluations depended upon the gender and age of the drinker. Although a norm of gender equality was emphasized, women were typically criticized for their looks and for foolish behavior when drunk, while drunk men were often perceived as frightening. Age was a prominent dimension in evaluations of the acceptability of women's alcohol use, while it was seldom mentioned when discussing intoxicated men. Youths seemed to have somewhat more restrictive attitudes towards public intoxication than adults, reflecting perhaps how they related to the situations with more general conceptions of drinking and harms from drinking, picked up from public debate or from school. Conclusion: Perceptions of alcohol's harm to others were clearly gendered, in that intoxicated men were seen as frightening while women were seen as foolish.

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Adolescent Perceptions of Alcohol Consumption: A Cultural Approach

Rolando¹,

Beccaria²

2021

The Palgrave Handbook of Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption

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Do teenagers’ and parents’ alcohol-related views meet? – Analysing focus group data from Finland and Norway

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Normalisation of non‐drinking? 15–16‐year‐olds' accounts of refraining from alcohol

Normalisation of non‐drinking? 15–16‐year‐olds' accounts of refraining from alcohol

Frightening or Foolish? Gendered Perceptions of Public Intoxication Among Youths and Adults in Norway and Finland

Adolescent Perceptions of Alcohol Consumption: A Cultural Approach

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