Event-specific drinking and protective behavioral strategy use among college students

Ehlke, Sarah; Young, Michael; Colangelo, Melissa; Stamates, Amy L.; Braitman, Abby L.

doi:10.1080/16066359.2020.1751129

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“…A study carried out in the USA showed that engagement in protective behavior strategies (PBS) can increase or decreased depending on the celebration of a holiday, the time of year and the context of alcohol use (43). According to Liden et al (2014) (15), when motivations are positively linked with increased alcohol consumption, people tend to have a lower frequency of PBS, and when they are negatively related to alcohol consumption, PBS are used more often.…”

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Protective strategies and motivations to control drinking among Brazilian college students: A qualitative study

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Background: To develop prevention programs or early interventions to reduce alcohol consumption and related problems, it is essential understand social and cultural variations in human behaviors and beliefs. This study aimed to assess Brazilian college student´s motivations to control drinking and use protective strategies, while taking into account the influence of patterns of alcohol use, social situations and settings Methods: Qualitative individual interviews were carried out with 23 college students with diverse settings and patterns of alcohol use (AUDIT - low-risk to suggestive of dependence), using snowball sampling up to the theoretical saturation point. The NVivo software was used for the content analysis. Results: Data analysis highlighted three main themes a) Contexts and consumption patterns (such as bars, “open bar” parties and others); b) Protective Strategies (such as stop-drinking intervals, eating before or during drinking, returning home in the company of a friend); c) Motivations in respect drinking control (such as sense of responsibility, bad previous experiences, family and religious issues). Protective strategies and motivation to control drinking were perceived to be less prominent in contexts and patterns of higher alcohol consumption. Conclusions: Motivations and protective strategies varied according to the drinker’s profile, social situations and the settings in which they consumed alcohol. These different factors need to be considered designing of preventive programs.

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Protective strategies and motivations to control drinking among Brazilian college students: A qualitative study

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et al. 2023

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“…A study carried out in the USA showed that engagement in protective behavior strategies (PBS) can increase or decrease depending on the celebration of a holiday, the time of year and the context of alcohol use [ 43 ]. According to Liden et al (2014) [ 15 ], when motivations are positively linked with high alcohol consumption, people tend to have a lower frequency of PBS.…”

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Protective strategies and motivations to control drinking among Brazilian college students: a qualitative study

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dos Santos,

Noto

et al. 2023

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Background To develop prevention programs or early interventions to reduce alcohol consumption and related problems among college students, it is essential to understand their motivations for drinking and the spontaneous (effective and non-effective) strategies they employ to control, considering the social and cultural contexts influence. This study aimed to explore these factors and the student’s application of selfcare in different situations and environments, as well as to identify their reasons for not drinking. Methods The students were invited to participate using a snowball sampling, up to the theoretical saturation point. Qualitative individual semi-structured interviews were carried out and the interviews contents were analyzed using the NVivo software. The participants were 23 college students between 18 and 24 years old, with diverse patterns of alcohol use (low-risk to suggestive of dependence). Results Data analysis highlighted three main themes: (a) Contexts (such as bars, “open bar” parties and others) and consumption patterns; (b) Protective Strategies (such as stop-drinking intervals, eating before or during drinking, returning home in the company of a friend); (c) Motivations to control drinking (such as sense of responsibility, bad previous experiences, family and religious issues). Protective strategies and motivation to control drinking were perceived to be less prominent in specific contexts that favor high alcohol consumption, as open bar parties. Conclusions Motivations and protective strategies varied according to the drinkers’ profile, social situations and settings in which they consumed alcohol. The results highlight the need for preventive interventions planned for specific drinking patterns and contexts.

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“… 12 In the whole drinking process, atypical drinking is more likely to occur with alcoholism and drunkenness than typical drinking. 13–17 For Chinese college students, winter vacation (one month) and summer vacation (July–August) are the two most important holidays in college life. 18 During the summer vacation, college students have more opportunities to be exposed to alcohol because of temperature, festivals, sports events, and other reasons.…”

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Association Between Alcohol Expectancy and Drinking Behaviors in Summer Vacation and Last Year Among College Students

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Chang³

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Background Drinking in summer vacation, as an important part of college students’ drinking behavior, has rarely been studied. At present, there is no research to explore the association between alcohol expectancy and college students’ drinking behavior during the summer vacation. Methods A total of 487 college students were selected from three universities in Chongqing from July 30, 2017, to August 30, 2017, by cluster sampling. The electronic questionnaires were distributed to complete the anonymous survey related to drinking. The questionnaire on drinking mainly included baseline characteristics, influencing factors related to drinking, drinking behavior in the last year and summer vacation, and alcohol expectancy. Independent sample t -test and one-way ANOVA were used for multi-factor analysis. Multi-level logistic regression analysis and ordered logistic regression analysis were used for multivariate analysis. Results The past drinking rate in the study group was 86.24%. In the past year, the drinking rate and binge drinking rate of college students were 63.24% and 23.20%. In summer drinking, these two indicators were 29.57% and 8.42%, respectively. About 92.50% of the moderate and heavy drinking groups among college students had drinking behavior during the summer vacation. The average negative expectancy among college students was 3.26 ± 0.87 while the average positive expectancy was 2.63 ± 0.66. In drinking last year, positive expectancy was a risk factor for occasional and light drinking compared with those of non-drinkers ( P <0.05). In summer vacation drinking, compared with those of non-drinkers, negative expectancy was a protective factor for occasional drinking ( OR : 1.847, 95% CI: 1.293–2.638), negative expectancy and positive expectancy were both influencing factors for light drinking ( P <0.05). Conclusion The drinking rate in the study group was at a high level in the past. The association between alcohol expectancy and drinking behavior among college students would be different according to the period and amount of drinking.

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Event-specific drinking and protective behavioral strategy use among college students

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Protective strategies and motivations to control drinking among Brazilian college students: A qualitative study

Protective strategies and motivations to control drinking among Brazilian college students: A qualitative study

Protective strategies and motivations to control drinking among Brazilian college students: a qualitative study

Association Between Alcohol Expectancy and Drinking Behaviors in Summer Vacation and Last Year Among College Students

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