Motives to use alcohol among adolescents according to their neighbourhood characteristics, gender, age, and drinking patterns

Simões, Celeste; Branquinho, Cátia; Santos, Anabela Caetano; Matos, Margarida Gaspar de

doi:10.1080/14659891.2017.1348550

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“…In line with past research, we found Scottish adolescents reported alcohol use most frequently for social motives, followed by enhancement, coping, and conformity [ 5 , 8 , 27 ]. Sex differences were only found for negative valence motives.…”

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“…Although empty models supported that coping and, to some degree, enhancement motives were the only motives to vary across neighborhoods, further models were still conducted on all four motives to examine the associations with demographic factors and perceived neighborhood conditions, as previous work has found that perceptions of neighborhoods are predictive of adolescent drinking motives [ 5 ].…”

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“…The Scottish Government’s Alcohol Framework identifies that it is crucial to understand motives for drinking to limit the negative impact of alcohol on individuals and society [ 4 ]. Additionally, gaining such information is vital for the design of effective public health strategies [ 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 ].…”

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“…This study found that drinking for enhancement, to be social, to conform, and to cope, were higher when adolescents perceived high levels of night-time entertainment, violence and robberies, and when they reported that they live in an isolated area. However, perceived social cohesion in their local area was not associated with any drinking motives [ 5 ]. Research that examined associations of drinking to cope with family and individual characteristics found that adolescents from higher socio-economic family backgrounds drank more to increase confidence; while those from families from lower socio-economic backgrounds drank more to cope with low mood [ 3 ].…”

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Do Drinking Motives Mediate the Relationship between Neighborhood Characteristics and Alcohol Use among Adolescents?

Martin

Inchley

Currie

2019

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Adolescents not only vary in their alcohol use behavior but also in their motivations for drinking. Young people living in different neighborhoods may drink for different reasons. The aims of this study were to determine if neighborhood characteristics were associated with adolescent drinking motives, and whether drinking motives mediate the relationship between neighborhood context and regular alcohol use. Data from the Scottish Health Behaviours in School-aged Children 2010 survey of students in their 4th year of secondary school were used. The study included 1119 participants who had data on neighborhood characteristics and had used alcohol in the past year. Students were asked questions about the local area where they lived, their alcohol use, and their motives for drinking alcohol, based on the Drinking Motives Questionnaire Revised Short Form (DMQR-SF). Multilevel multivariable models and structural equation models were used in this study. Coping motives showed significant variation across neighborhoods. Structural equation models showed coping motives mediated the relationships between neighborhood deprivation, living in an accessible small-town, and neighborhood-level disorder with regular alcohol use. Public health policies that improve neighborhood conditions and develop adaptive strategies, aimed at improving alcohol-free methods for young people to cope better with life’s stresses, may be particularly effective in reducing inequalities in adolescent alcohol use if targeted at small towns and areas of increased deprivation.

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Do Drinking Motives Mediate the Relationship between Neighborhood Characteristics and Alcohol Use among Adolescents?

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2019

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“…No being in a degree of first option can produces less engagement in learning and other academic activities with more participation in social and interpersonal events out campus, namely during night, where the alcohol consumption increases. Not be in a course of first option can increase the alcohol consumption to reduce unpleasant emotions, low perceptions of self-efficacy and meet social support (Almeida et al, 2018;Simões et al, 2018;Wicki et al, 2017). Students not placed in a first option course tend to present more difficulties in their academic adaptation, what appears related to high alcohol consumptions rates (Costa et al, 2017;Davoren et al, 2018).…”

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Positive perceptions of beer consumption among portuguese university students

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Matos

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The abusive consumption of alcohol by college students has negative effects on both individual and public health. Positive expectations about alcohol are related to behaviours and patterns of consumption frequently acquired in adolescence. Objective. This study analyses the impact of individual variables (gender, age at first drink, being away from home, and first option degree course) on beer consumption in first-year college students. The moderating effect of positive perceptions about alcohol consumption will also be considered. Method. The sample comprised 214 first-year college students at a Portuguese public university. Results. Positive perceptions of alcohol consumption had an impact on levels of beer consumption and the rate of beer consumption could be explained by just four student variables: age at first drink, gender, first option degree course, and positive perceptions of alcohol consumption. The indices of model fit were adequate. Conclusions. Interventions targeting reductions of student's alcohol consumption should consider the effects of positive perceptions of alcohol.

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Alcohol and tobacco use in Portuguese adolescents: The relationship with social factors, future expectations, physical and psychological symptoms

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The influence that social factors (relationship with teachers, peers and family support), future expectations, physical and psychological symptoms exert on the adolescents' tobacco and alcohol consumption is analyzed, and the differences between users and non-users are analyzed as well. This work is part of the HBSC study. The results show that substance use is associated with more physical and psychological symptoms, worse relationship with teachers and peers, less family support, and lower future expectations. It is important to intervene towards the construction of more positive future expectations and relationships and the promotion of physical and psychological well-being, as protective factors against substance use.

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Motives to use alcohol among adolescents according to their neighbourhood characteristics, gender, age, and drinking patterns

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Do Drinking Motives Mediate the Relationship between Neighborhood Characteristics and Alcohol Use among Adolescents?

Do Drinking Motives Mediate the Relationship between Neighborhood Characteristics and Alcohol Use among Adolescents?

Positive perceptions of beer consumption among portuguese university students

Alcohol and tobacco use in Portuguese adolescents: The relationship with social factors, future expectations, physical and psychological symptoms

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