Alcopops, alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems in a sample of German adolescents: Is there an alcopop-specific effect?

Kraus, Ludwig; Metzner, Cornelia; Piontek, Daniela

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.01.020

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“…Conversely, several studies found that evidence of an association between alcopops consumption and higher risks of negative consequences in adolescents is scarce [11,28,29,[38][39][40][41]. The results of the present study confirm that these beverages are particularly appealing to young people as more than 60% of the students reported that they have drunk alcopops [9,11,42].…”

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confidence: 79%

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Unawareness of Alcoholic Content of Alcopops among 13-Year Old Italian Teenagers

Agabio¹

2013

J Alcoholism Drug Depend

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Aims: Alcopops are ready-mixed drinks containing approximately the same amount of alcohol as beer, usually sweet, and flavoured, particularly appealing to young people. The present study was aimed to investigate whether young adolescents aged 12-14 years, corresponding to the average age of the first drink, are capable of identifying the presence of alcohol in these beverages.Methods: Administration of a questionnaire comprising 8 questions investigating knowledge and consumption of different alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to a sample of 13-year old Italian students. Results:More than 20% of a sample of 224 students reported that they were unaware of the alcoholic content of alcopops at the age of the first drink. The number of students unable to distinguish alcopops from non-alcoholic beverages was significantly higher than students who were not able to distinguish beer from alcohol-free beverages. Conclusions:At the age of the first drink, the identification of alcopops as alcoholic beverages is more difficult than that of other beverages containing the same amount of alcohol. Information aimed at increasing the ability of adolescents to distinguish between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages should be provided to young adolescent students before they start drinking.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…Indeed, they are sweet beverages, often carbonated and/or fruitflavoured, that resemble soda or other soft drinks, and their pleasant taste tends to conceal the taste of alcohol [10,11,[28][29][30]. Accordingly, a significant rate of teenagers believe that alcopops contain less alcohol than beer [10,[31][32][33].…”

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confidence: 99%

Unawareness of Alcoholic Content of Alcopops among 13-Year Old Italian Teenagers

Agabio¹

2013

J Alcoholism Drug Depend

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“…A number of previous studies showed that the leading motives for drinking among adolescents often involve social aspects, with alcohol as a lifestyle element that defines one's social identity [4,9,[42][43][44][45][46]. Teens usually consume alcohol at celebrations or parties where drinking is encouraged, with the intention to avoid social rejection, facilitate interactions with others, and to have fun [1,2,15,17,42,45,[47][48][49]. Similar to previous observations, we discovered social gatherings and going out with friends to be the most common drinking initiators among Serbian youth.…”

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confidence: 99%

Alcohol consumption among adolescents in Kraljevo, Serbia

2011

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AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and predictors of alcohol consumption among adolescents in one town in Central Serbia. A questionnaire was used to obtain data from 191 Serbian students aged 18 years regarding personal experience with alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, along with sociodemographics data. Alcohol consumption was reported by 97.4% subjects, with 34.9% having the first experience with alcohol at the age of 14 years or less. Binge drinking (the intake of five or more drinks at one sitting) was reported by 37.8% subjects. Significantly higher consumption of beer (p<0.0001) and spirits (p=0.03) was observed in boys. The most common reason for both initiation and continuation of drinking, regardless of gender, were celebrations (p≥0.12). Smokers were more likely than nonsmokers to consume all alcoholic beverages more frequently (p≤0.04) and in larger quantities (p≤0.004). More frequent or more extensive alcohol consumption, or both, was associated in boys with frequent going out and socializing (p≤0.01), close peer relationship (p=0.04), alcohol abuse within the immediate environment (p≤0.04), better financial status of family (p=0.04), and parental criticism (p≤0.02); in girls, it was associated with parental disapproval (p≤0.02), alcohol abuse within the immediate environment (p≤0.04), and general discontentedness (p=0.049). Regardless of gender, positive alcohol outcome expectancies increased alcohol consumption (p≤0.048), and negative expectancies decreased intake (p≤0.047).

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“…One reason could be the use of alcoholic carbonate drinks, better known as 'alcopops', that is equated with more problematic drinking patterns, such as more frequent drinking, earlier onset of alcohol consumption, drunkenness and more alcohol-related negative consequences (Kraus et al, 2010). Johnston et al (2008) pointed out that in the Monitoring the Future study since 2003, the perceived risk has risen somewhat and disapproval of binge drinking has increased appreciably in all grades in recent years, especially in the upper grades.…”

Section: Alcohol Consumption Among Young Peoplementioning

confidence: 99%