Drinking behaviours and alcohol preferences of female and male students at a Polish university in 2000–2016

Podstawski, Robert; Wesołowska, Elżbieta; Choszcz, D.; Markowski, Piotr; Klimczak, Jarosław

doi:10.1080/09687637.2017.1411887

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“…The results of our study also showed a positive association of higher (specifically 6 cups and more) nonalcoholic fluid intake with memory performance in both tests for both men and women. However, it is also possible that women who self-reported to drink alcohol could have, in fact, even higher fluid intake than men as they are more likely to incline to drink beverages with higher content of water such as long drinks, whilst men are more likely to choose stronger types of alcoholic drinks such as shots [40], which could result in better hydration status of women and, as a consequence, further influencing the memory test performance (the same could be true for the men too, indeed). On the other hand, although women generally consume less alcohol compared to men, they usually suffer more severe brain and other organ damage following binge or chronic alcohol abuse [41].…”

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Demographic and Lifestyle Factors and Memory in European Older People

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Jandova

Daďová

et al. 2019

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Objectives: To investigate associations between demographic and lifestyle factors and memory performance in European people aged ≥60 years. Methods: Data from 23,641 people with a mean age of 70.2 (95 % CI 70.1–70.3) were analyzed and drawn from the fourth wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Generalized linear models were carried out to estimate the associations for both men and women. Memory performance was tested using two word-list learning tests with immediate and delayed recall in SHARE. Results: age, severe limitations in physical activities, and any past alcohol problem were all negatively associated with memory performance. Contrarily, education level, higher nonalcoholic fluid intake, and engagement in sports activities more than once a week and in activities requiring a moderate level of energy were all positively associated with memory performance. Smoking showed a significant negative association only in the immediate recall test for both men and women together, whilst long-term illness showed association only in the delayed recall. Alcohol consumption was positively associated with memory performance in women, but in men, it depended on the drinking frequency. Conclusions: Demographic and lifestyle factors are associated with memory performance in the older population.

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Demographic and Lifestyle Factors and Memory in European Older People

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Jandova

Daďová

et al. 2019

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“…only 18% of the sample from Phase 1 were men) and although research suggests that there are many similarities in male and female drinking preferences and patterns (e.g. Podstawski et al, 2019) discrepancies in perceptions cannot be ruled out. In short, it would be beneficial to assure that the stimuli devised here for use in the rAET are equally applicable across more diverse groups.…”

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confidence: 98%

Assessing alcohol-related beliefs using pictographic representations: a systematic approach to the development and validation of the revised alcohol expectancy task

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Leather

Qureshi

et al. 2021

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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Aim: To systematically develop and test stimuli for inclusion within the revised Alcohol Expectancy Task (rAET)-a pictographic assessment of alcohol-related beliefs.Using a UK adult sample of regular social drinkers, this paper documents the (1) selection (2)development and (3)testing of stimuli, along with (4)initial validation of the rAET. Method: A hierarchy of common alcoholic beverages was established, along with a consensus regarding beverage presentation format.A professional artist iteratively developed pictographs of characters exhibiting different emotions in everyday scenarios and specialised photography of beverages was undertaken. Accurate identification/recognition of these stimuli was then established using a response box, whereby participants indicated which word (from eight) matched the onscreen images presented.Finally, developed stimuli were included within the rAET. Results: Informing stimuli development and selection, wine, beer and vodka were the most common alcoholic beverages that participants reported consuming, with a preference for photographic representations.Inverse efficiency scores (based on accuracy and reaction time) suggested some variability in the recognition of certain beverage types and emotional stimuli, highlighting which stimuli may be best for inclusion in the rAET. Confirmatory factorial analyses of rAET responses suggests it has good construct validity. Conclusion: Maximising the transparency of stimuli selection, development and assessment provides a solid basis for systematic and valid scenario-based assessments of alcohol-related beliefs.

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“…Research from Poland suggests that while it is still more permissible for men to drink to intoxication than women, there has been some shift in gendered social attitudes regarding alcohol use since EU accession (Podstawski et al, 2019). The Podstawski et al study was conducted with university students showing trends over a 16 year period that documented increasingly liberal attitudes toward women and alcohol use but also found that there are still some social sanctions against women drinking to the same extent, or frequency, as men.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Differences in the drinking behaviors of men and women in Poland have been well documented, for example there are reports that women, at least until recent years, were less likely to drink vodka compared to men and would rarely drink to intoxication (Mills & Knight, 2010;Podstawski et al, 2019;Wolska et al, 2004). Moving to a country where gender differences are less pronounced in terms of the acceptability of alcohol use can influence a change in these patterns of drinking for some women, as was reported by Wolska et al (2004) in their Polish-Australian sample.…”

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Exploring gendered differences among polish migrants in the UK in problematic drinking and pathways into and through alcohol treatment

Gleeson

Herring

Bayley

2020

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

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Few studies have focused on the gendered differences amongst Polish migrants in their use of alcohol or access to treatment services. This study explored the divergent pathways through alcohol use, misuse and treatment access in a group of Polish migrants in London. Using an intersectionality framework we examine the ways that social attitudes toward gender in both communities and access to services related to migrant status and class are experienced. With a view to informing treatment services we discuss how a better understanding of these pathways, and the factors likely to influence them, can be used to address challenges experienced by Polish migrant women with problematic alcohol use.

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Drinking behaviours and alcohol preferences of female and male students at a Polish university in 2000–2016

Cited by 7 publications

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Demographic and Lifestyle Factors and Memory in European Older People

Demographic and Lifestyle Factors and Memory in European Older People

Assessing alcohol-related beliefs using pictographic representations: a systematic approach to the development and validation of the revised alcohol expectancy task

Exploring gendered differences among polish migrants in the UK in problematic drinking and pathways into and through alcohol treatment

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