Social Norms and Alcohol Consumption Among Intercollegiate Athletes

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Dams-O'Connor ◽  
Christy Duffy-Paiement ◽  
Jessica Martin ◽  
Matthew P. Martens
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes

scholarly journals The gendered relationship with drunkenness among different generations in Mediterranean and Nordic countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Rolando ◽  
Jukka Törrönen ◽  
Franca Beccaria
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Age Cohort ◽  
Different Dimensions

The study adopts a qualitative comparative approach to better understand how different dimensions affect social norms regulating alcohol consumption. Female and male attitudes towards drunkenness were analysed on the basis of data from 27 focus groups involving a total of 166 participants from Italy, Finland and Sweden, grouped by age cohort (17–20 and 50–65 years) and educational level. Results suggest that gendered drinking norms may be affected more by the drinking culture than by the degree of gender equality, thus providing a possible explanation of why gender differences in drinking are not always consistent with broader gender inequalities.

scholarly journals Group identification as a moderator of the relationship between perceived social norms and alcohol consumption.

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 522-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clayton Neighbors ◽  
Joseph W. LaBrie ◽  
Justin F. Hummer ◽  
Melissa A. Lewis ◽  
Christine M. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
Perceived Social Norms ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Student estimations of peer alcohol consumption: Links between the Social Norms Approach and the Health Promoting University concept

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 52-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Stock ◽  
John Mcalaney ◽  
Claudia Pischke ◽  
Bart Vriesacker ◽  
Guido Van Hal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Health Promoting University

College Student Perceptions on Campus Alcohol Policies and Consumption Patterns

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda L. Marshall ◽  
Katherine J. Roberts ◽  
Joseph W. Donnelly ◽  
Imani N. Rutledge
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Public College ◽  
Alcohol Policies ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Social Events

Environmental strategies for colleges and universities to reduce alcohol consumption among their students include the development and enforcement of campus alcohol policies. This study examines students' knowledge and attitudes toward campus alcohol policies and how they relate to alcohol consumption and alcohol social norms. A sample of 422 freshman students was surveyed during their first month at a 4-year public college. Findings indicated that the majority of students (89%) were aware of campus policies, yet of those who were aware, less than half (44%) were accepting of these campus rules and regulations. In addition, the majority (79%) of students drank at social events, despite this behavior being in direct violation of campus alcohol policies. However, those who supported campus rules consumed significantly less alcohol at social events than those who opposed or had no opinion of the rules. Also, those who supported the rules perceived that their peers and students in general consumed significantly less alcohol at social events than those who were opposed or had no opinion. This outcome supports the premise established by several theories of behavior change including the theory of planned behavior, which state that behavior is influenced less by knowledge than by attitude and intention.

scholarly journals Finding the Right Balance: A Social Norms Intervention to Reduce Heavy Drinking in University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Wolter ◽  
Tino Lesener ◽  
Tobias Alexander Thomas ◽  
Alicia-Carolin Hentschel ◽  
Burkhard Gusy
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Alcohol Prevention ◽  
Normative Feedback ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Heavy alcohol consumption constitutes a major health risk among University students. Social relationships with peers strongly affect University students' perception of the drinking behavior of others, which in turn plays a crucial role in determining their own alcohol intake. University students tend to overestimate their peers' alcohol consumption – a belief that is associated with an increase in an individual's own consumption. Therefore, we implemented a social norms intervention with personalized normative feedback at a major University in Germany to reduce and prevent excessive drinking among University students.Methods: Our intervention was part of a regular health monitoring survey. We invited all enrolled University students to take part in this survey on two occasions. A total of 862 University students completed the questionnaire, 563 (65.3%) of which received e-mail-based feedback upon request concerning their peers' and their own alcohol consumption. For the intervention group (n = 190) as well as the control group (no feedback requested; n = 101), we included only University students in the evaluation who overestimated their peers' alcohol use and indicated above average consumption of the peers. We applied analyses of variance to assess intervention effects with regard to the correction of overestimated group norms as well as University students' drinking behavior.Results: Within the intervention group, we observed a significantly larger reduction of the previously overestimated behavioral norms compared to the control group (p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.06). With regard to behavioral outcomes the intervention group showed a significantly larger reduction in the AUDIT-C score (p = 0.020; ηp2 = 0.03).Discussion: Our study confirms previous research whereupon personalized, gender-specific and selective normative feedback is effective for alcohol prevention among University students. However, University students still overestimated their peers' alcohol intake after the intervention. Furthermore, we did not reach high-risk groups (University students with the highest alcohol intake) since no feedback was requested. Future studies should address factors influencing the impact of the intervention and reachability of selective groups.

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