Exploring psychological benefits associated with moderate alcohol use: a necessary corrective to assessments of drinking outcomes?

Adolescents’ reflections on school-based alcohol education in the United Kingdom: education as usual compared with a structured harm reduction intervention

“…It is also important to consider how programmes such as SHAHRP present the (perceived) positive aspects of alcohol use (e.g. Britton et al 2004;Peele and Brodsky et al 2000). Young people report that both positive and negative effects of alcohol are part of the drinking experience, and to some extent both are compatible with pleasurable drinking experiences (Szimigin et al 2008), particularly considering young drinkers' bias towards immediate outcomes of behaviour ([name deleted to maintain the integrity of the review process] 2012).…”

Alkoholavholdende – en risikogruppe?

“…Man kan altså tenke seg at slike personlighetstrekk kan spille inn ved de funnene som er gjort i denne studien. Det er dessuten velkjent at moderat alkoholkonsum kan vaere knyttet til subjektivt velvaere, opplevd stressreduksjon, sosialitet og sosial integrasjon, selv om få studier er prospektive og det er vanskelig å etablere kausale sammenhenger (25). Videre er det i en norsk studie pekt på de til dels store problemene ungdom med muslimsk tro møter når de er ferdige med videregående skole og skal ta del i en russetid bygd opp rundt bruken av alkohol (26).…”

Tobacco Consumption, Alcohol Intake Frequency and Quality of Life: Results from a Nationally Representative Croatian Sample Study

“…However, the relationship between alcohol consumption and well-being is complex and multidimensional. Although several studies indicate that adults with severe alcohol abuse problems report low satisfaction in multiple life domains (McKenna et al, 1996;Rudolf & Watts, 2002;Volk, Cantor, Steinbauer, & Cass, 1997), many adults who drink moderately report positive effects (Peele & Brodsky, 2000). A population survey from Australia showed that the 28.3% of the sample who drink alcohol every day have the highest well-being.…”