Focus Groups as a Means for Preventing Adolescent Alcohol Consumption: Qualitative and Process Analysis

Gatta, Michela; Rotondo, Maria Cristina Gatto; Svanellini, Lorenza; Lai, Jessica C.; Maurizio, Salis; Ferruzza, Emilia

doi:10.1080/1556035x.2015.999619

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“…This project was organized, beginning in 2006, with the cooperation of several public health and social services agencies, together with the University of Padua and the Veneto Region (the Padua University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, the Social Services at the ULSS 16 Padua, the Regional Center for Liver Diseases at Padua the University Hospital, the Venetian Regional Education Office, the Rotary Club in Padua, the Fondazione Lionello Forin Hepatos ONLUS) [25]. The project was designed for students attending middle and high schools and, alongside its preventive goals, it included a research effort to identify variables related to drinking in adolescence (protective and risk factors), with a view to gaining a better understanding of the phenomenon and the factors behind it, as reported in various other our studies [26]- [29].…”

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Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

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Facca²,

Colombo³

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Objectives: To analyze the association between alexithymia and alcohol intake during adolescence, also in relation to psychopathology, in order to identify psychological risk factors for alcohol misuse. Method: 3556 students [mean age (range) 14.5 years (11 -18)] were recruited in the Padua area. Each was administered a set of three questionnaires: the Toronto Alexithymia Scale for children (TAS-20) to measure alexithymia, the Questionnaire Adolescent Saturday evening (QAS) to estimate of alcohol intake, and the Youth Self-Report (YSR 11 -18) to value psychopathology. Results: Externalizing problems appeared to increase with age and with the amount of alcohol consumed, unlike internalizing problems. The prevalence of alexithymia was 18%, decreasing with age, and it was not associated with alcohol consumption, and used except in younger subjects (≤13), for whom a positive correlation was observed between alexithymia, internalizing problems and alcohol intake. Conclusions: Younger adolescents are more psycho-emotionally vulnerable (internalizing problems and alexithymia) and at a greater risk of alcohol misuse.

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Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

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Colombo³

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“…While the psycho-behavioral vulnerability of the former can be seen as a risk factor for alcohol abuse, in the latter it could be a negative consequence of alcohol abuse. On this issue, studies were conducted on students between 12 and 20 years of age to analyze beliefs and behaviors related to binge drinking: they identified an association between binge drinking and a higher likelihood of becoming involved in behavior hazardous to health and socialization (22)(23)(24).…”

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Psycho-behavioral vulnerability of adolescent binge drinkers

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SummaryIntroduction: the aim of this work was to study the relationship between binge drinking and psychopathological vulnerability, in terms of internalizing and externalizing problems, in adolescents, based on the assumption that binge drinkers have worse psycho-behavioral problems than nondrinkers or moderate drinkers. Materials and Methods: our analysis was conducted on a sample of 441 students aged between 14 and 17 years (mean age 15.10 years ±1.23 SD) attending several secondary schools in Padua and the surrounding province who volunteered to take part in the study. They were administered the Youth Self Report (YSR 11-18, T. Achenbach) to identify elements of psychopathological vulnerability and an ad hoc Questionnaire on Adolescents' Saturday evenings (QASS) to obtain information on the modality and quantity of their alcohol consumption. Results: a statistically significant relationship was identified between binge drinking and psychopathological vulnerability (F(2, 433)=22.214, p=0.00000). A correlation was also reported between the adolescents' age and their alcohol consumption, older age corresponding to more units of alcohol (UA) being consumed, i.e. consumption rose from a mean 0.2 UA at 13 years old to a mean 2 UA at 17 years of age). By number of alcohol we consider the number of drinks taken by the subjects during a night. Alcohol abuse was found associated with gender and the adolescents' social and recreational habits (in terms of their economic resources, the time they returned home, and the places where they spent the evening). Conclusions: an association was identified between binge drinking behavior and psycho-behavioral disorders of externalizing type. Other variables that influence alcohol consumption, such as adolescents, could be monitored by the parents, if properly sensitized, this opens a perspective on preventive interventions that also involve adults.

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“…Fokusne grupe se koriste i kako bi se procijenile potrebe ciljnih skupina, na primjer, adolescenata te kako bi se radilo na promociji zdravlja adolescenata i poboljšali preventivni programi za njih (9). Važna je u dobivanju informacije o pitanju javnog zdravlja kod adolescenata, na primjer, značenje potrošnje alkohola (23). Koriste se i u istraživačkom radu sa socijalno i psihološki ranjivom djecom i mladima (npr.…”

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“…Sudjelujući u fokusnoj grupi adolescenti lakše iznose i pričaju o svojim ponašanjima koja mogu biti tabu teme ili smatrana od odraslih devijantnim, u fokusnoj grupi adolescenti iznose svoja pitanja i otkrivaju svoje prioritete, te je fokusna grupa kod adolescenata savršen okvir za razvoj novih i zajedničkih stavova (23). Adolescenti su slobodni u fokusnoj grupi koristiti "svoj adolescentni rječnik", a moderator da bi im se približio i prevladao generacijski jaz također može koristiti njihov rječnik (22).…”

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“…Focus groups are also used to assess the needs of target groups such as adolescents and to work on promoting adolescent health and improving preventive programs for them (9). It is important to obtain information on public health issues in adolescents, for example, the importance of alcohol consumption (23). They are also used in research work with socially and psychologically vulnerable children and youth (for example children with a poorer socioeconomic status, children who are domestic violence victims) (18).…”

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Focus Groups Use as a Qualitative Research Method in Child and Adolescent Population

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Fokusna grupa je tehnika kvalitativnog istraživanja koja je sve više zastupljena u području zdravstva, a primjenjiva je u radu s djecom i adolescentima, samostalno ili u kombinaciji s drugim oblicima istraživanja. Kvalitativnim metodama istraživanjima prikupljamo informacije o vrijednostima, vjerovanjima i motivima koji su u podlozi određenih ponašanja, a fokusna grupa ima kao ključnu zadaću spoznati dublji motiv koji se nalazi iza racionalne evaluacije određene teme te pridonijeti boljem razumijevanju podloge pojedinčevog, ali i grupnog stava, mišljenja i vjerovanja. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati specifičnosti provedbe, prednosti i nedostatke te mogućnosti primjene fokusnih grupa u istraživačkom radu s djecom i mladima. Za uspješnost primjene presudnim se pokazala što bolja adaptacija razvojnoj dobi djeteta te spoznajnim mogućnostima. Prednosti korištenja fokusne grupe u radu s djecom su da djeca bolje komuniciraju u grupi vršnjaka u odnosu na komunikaciju jedan na jedan s odraslima, nema pritiska na samo jedno dijete, te fleksibilnost, a nedostatci su da djeca mogu biti pod utjecajem druge djece prigodom formiranja mišljenja, ali nam to može ukazivati i na zastupljenost neke ideje unutar grupe vršnjaka. Mogućnosti korištenja su u dobivanju informacija o pitanjima javnog zdravlja mladih, informacija dostupnosti zdravstvene zaštite, o preventivnim programima u školi i drugo. / The focus group is a qualitative research technique that is increasingly represented in the field of healthcare and applies to children and adolescents, either separately or in conjunction with other research methods. Using qualitative research methods, we collect information about values, beliefs and motives that are in the background of certain behaviours, and focus groups, as a key task, have to recognize a deeper reason behind a rational evaluation of a specific topic and to contribute to a better understanding of the subject's individual but also group attitude, opinions and beliefs. The aim of this paper is to show the specificities of implementation, advantages and disadvantages and the possibility of applying focus groups in working with children and young people. For the success of the application, it is crucial to have a better adaptation to the developmental age of the child and its cognitive abilities. The advantages of using focus groups in working with children are that children communicate better in a group of peers compared to one-to-one communication with adults, there is no pressure on only one child and there is more flexibility as well; one disadvantage is that children can be influenced by other children when forming opinions, but this may also indicate the representation of an idea within the peer group. Focus groups can be used to obtain information on public health issues, information on healthcare availability, preventive programs at school, etc.

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Focus Groups as a Means for Preventing Adolescent Alcohol Consumption: Qualitative and Process Analysis

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

Alexithymia, Psychopathology and Alcohol Misuse in Adolescence: A Population Based Study on 3556 Teenagers

Psycho-behavioral vulnerability of adolescent binge drinkers

Focus Groups Use as a Qualitative Research Method in Child and Adolescent Population

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