“Social Stuff” and Institutional Micro-Processes

Leontini, Rose; Schofield, Toni; Lindsay, Joanne Maree; Brown, Rebecca; Hepworth, Julie; Germov, John

doi:10.1177/0091450915580970

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“…Research has recently demonstrated the ways in which alcohol use among young university students who live in residential colleges is part of the institutional practices of higher education and is central to the student experience (Leontini et al, 2015). For example, alcohol is widely permitted and, in some instances, subsidized, at university and residential college events and is a regular feature of residential college formal dinners.…”

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Alcohol‐related harm minimization practices among university students: Does the type of residence have an impact?

Hepworth

Schofield

Leontini

et al. 2018

British J Health Psychol

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Alcohol use by university students occurs with limited knowledge of harm minimization policies or practices. Students do engage in ad hoc harm minimization practices usually developed during their first year at university through specific 'drinking cultures' that are constituted by various factors including their type of residence. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Previous research has strongly indicated that university students' heavy alcohol consumption is linked with social and environmental factors such as marketing alcohol, low cost, availability, 'wet' environments, and shared accommodation. However, little is known about what, if any, alcohol-related harm minimization practices students employ and if type of residence has an impact on these practices. What does this study add? This study is one of the first to examine alcohol-related harm minimization practices among university students and type of residence demonstrating the impact of social environments on drinking and related practices. Regardless of type of residence, university students were either not aware of university and residential college alcohol policies or found them unclear. Students do engage in ad hoc harm minimization practices usually developed during their first year at university through specific 'drinking cultures' that are constituted by various factors including the type of residence. Two practical recommendations are made in this study to develop alcohol-related harm minimization related to university students.

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Alcohol‐related harm minimization practices among university students: Does the type of residence have an impact?

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Schofield

Leontini

et al. 2018

British J Health Psychol

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“…Yet, these kinds of measures adopted by students were made possible by a liberal approach to alcohol governance on campus aimed at encouraging self-regulation. As previous research has shown (Leontini et al, 2015(Leontini et al, , 2017, the outcome of such a regulatory approach in TRAs is heavy and frequent drinking among residents. A close analysis of the data yielded a number of novel findings.…”

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“…The transcripts were scrutinised through multiple readings by the lead author, discussed with the project team and cross-checked with field notes that included insights from the investigators' experiences of the groups' dynamics during the focus groups. Informed by earlier studies (Leontini et al, 2015(Leontini et al, , 2017Weitzman et al, 2003;Wilkinson & Ivsins, 2017), we focused on the social, spatial and regulatory elements that can shape student drinking in TRAs. The data were coded manually by the first author and a second investigator based on participants' responses to key questions relating to the social aspects of drinking, practices associated with "heavy" or frequent drinking, including to intoxication, the spaces and occasions of drinking, and students' knowledge or awareness of TRAs' alcohol regulation.…”

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“…Drinking by students in tertiary education residential accommodation (TRA) is greater than among other students and nonstudent peers (Hughes, 2012;Kypri et al, 2018;Strandberg et al, 2018;Wilkinson & Ivsins, 2017). Heavy drinking in TRAs appears to be especially difficult to address due to a mix of context-specific environmental factors such as local traditions of drinking to intoxication, inconsistently applied regulatory measures and co-habitation of large numbers of first-year students (Leontini et al, 2015;Broderick, 2017;Kypri et al 2018). To better understand such factors, we conducted a contextual study in 2017-2018 across three TRA sites in Melbourne, Australia, designed to inform a subsequent, multilevel harm reduction intervention.…”

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Student drinking cultures in tertiary education residential accommodation: A contextual research study

Leontini

Corney

2022

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Background: In Australia, harmful drinking among students aged 18–24 years in tertiary education residential accommodation (TRA) remains high, placing students at higher risk of harms than non-TRA and university peers. Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the context-specific factors distinctive to TRAs that supported a heavy drinking culture among students. Conducted across three sites in Melbourne, Australia, the purpose of the study was to inform the development of context-specific harm reduction interventions for these sites. Methods: Five focus groups were conducted with 32 students to examine their lived experience of drinking within the distinctive environments of their TRAs. The data were examined using thematic data analysis. Results: Three themes were identified: (1) routine drinking in TRAs; (2) drinking for social inclusion in the TRA; and (3) TRA alcohol governance and students’ self-regulation. The data show that factors contributing to these TRA drinking cultures included: liberty to store alcohol and drink on campus; freshers’ belief that admission to the TRA was conditional on “partying hard”; students’ belief that staff supported the TRA drinking culture; and poor dissemination and operationalisation of TRA alcohol policy. Collectively, these factors fostered an environment that enabled frequent and heavy alcohol consumption among residents. Conclusions: The TRA drinking cultures were supported by social and regulatory factors specific to these institutions and, in particular, by a liberal approach to TRA alcohol governance and poorly disseminated alcohol policy that made widespread heavy drinking possible. Drinking cultures in TRAs can be changed through appropriate interventions that include nuanced policy and effective governance.

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“…Among young people, students are especially vulnerable to heavy alcohol consumption [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]. They are also at high risk of developing Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) [ 7 ], and harmful alcohol practices such as binge drinking, compared to their non-student peers.…”

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Alcohol Use, Anxiety and Depression among French Grandes Écoles Engineering Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Phan

Bonnaire

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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In French Grandes Écoles, heavy alcohol consumption seems to be generalized and largely tolerated, leading to particular concerns about Alcohol Use Disorder and harmful alcohol practices among students. The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased psychological difficulties, and two coexisting scenarios seemed to emerge regarding alcohol consumption: A decrease in alcohol consumption linked to the absence of festive events, and an increase in solitary alcohol consumption to cope with lockdowns. The aim of this exploratory study is to investigate the evolution of alcohol consumption, consumption motives and the relationship of these factors to the anxiety and the depression of French Grandes Écoles students during the COVID-19 pandemic, depending on their residential status. After the last lockdown, 353 students completed a questionnaire measuring alcohol consumption, motivation to drink, anxiety and depression during and after the COVID-19 period. Although students confined to campus were more likely to increase their alcohol use, they also presented higher well-being scores than those who lived off campus. A significant proportion of students were aware of their increased alcohol use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the motives attributed to their increased consumption highlight the need for vigilance and specialized support facilities.

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“Social Stuff” and Institutional Micro-Processes

Cited by 13 publications

References 40 publications

Alcohol‐related harm minimization practices among university students: Does the type of residence have an impact?

Alcohol‐related harm minimization practices among university students: Does the type of residence have an impact?

Student drinking cultures in tertiary education residential accommodation: A contextual research study

Alcohol Use, Anxiety and Depression among French Grandes Écoles Engineering Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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