scholarly journals Changes in Young People's Alcohol Consumption with Improved Availability of Medium Strength Beer. The Case of Pietarsaari

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raine Valli
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Retail Sale ◽  
Medium Strength ◽  
Age Limits ◽  
One Year ◽  
The City

After a lengthy battle, Pietarsaari finally sanctioned the retail sale of medium strength beer in 1993. Since then, medium strength beer has been available not only at the State retail shops selling wines and spirits but also at various grocery shops in the area. This article explores changes in the alcohol consumption of 13–17 year-olds within one year of the liberalisation. A control group from the city of Porvoo was included in the study in order to discern the changes actually resulting from the sanctioning of retail sale from changes that were caused by more general social change. The Pietarsaari sample included all the young people attending schools: some 1,300 pupils both at the beginning of the study and in the final survey. As feared by those who had opposed the liberalisation, age limits were observed less strictly: more and more minors were able to purchase alcohol from the grocery shops. The year also saw a notable rise (from 30 % to 44 %) in the consumption of medium strength beer. The overall alcohol consumption in Finland did not increase, however; the change was purely structural in nature. Medium strength beer became the alcoholic beverage of choice for both girls and boys, even though girls had previously shown a preference for wines.

The Impact of Harmful Habits on Academic Performance and Sports Activities among Young People

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-273
Author(s):  
Victoria Yermilova ◽  
◽  
Natalia Stroiteleva ◽  
Zhanna Egorova ◽  
Ekaterina Vanina
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Other ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Third ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sports Activities

Smoking and alcohol consumption is a growing trend among young people worldwide. The purpose of this study was to provide students with a comparative analysis of adherence to harmful habits (smoking and alcohol) on the one hand and the frequency of sports and academic performance on the other, taking into account gender differences. The research was conducted in 2019-2020 in 5 cities of Russia; the sample included 1500 people aged 18.4 ± 1.1 years, divided into three equal groups. The control (first) group had students who are not engaged in sports, and the second group comprised students practicing sports but not professionally. The third group was made up of student-athletes. All participants were surveyed to determine the frequency of adherence to harmful habits. In the control group, boys smoked 50% more often than girls (p ≤ 0.05), while in the third group, smoking among boys was registered 70 times less often (p ≤ 0.001). Alcohol consumption in controls was 0.5 times more likely among boys (p ≤ 0.05). Harmful habits affect young people's free time and reduce their academic performance and ability to practice sports.

scholarly journals CONSUMO DE TABACO Y ALCOHOL EN JÓVENES ESTUDIANTES DE CICLO FORMATIVO

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Encarnación Lozano Galván
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Recent Interest ◽  
Young Students ◽  
The City

Abstract:SNUFF, AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN YOUNG STUDENTS TRAINING CYCLE.An area of recent interest in psychology is devoted to drug use; issue of vital importance for their impact on the physical, mental and social health. This paper attempts to provide an overview of the use of legal drugs: alcohol and snuff young students training cycles. The sample consists of 200 young people (129 men and 71 women) between 16 and 22 years, enrolled in 1st and 2nd year Intermediate and Higher level vocational training in a public school of the city of Badajoz, to which we applied a questionnaire used in the adoption of research conducted by the PNSD; ESTUDES. The results showed that a high percentage of our young people usually consume snuff and alcohol; concluding that something is wrong in prevention programs, for which we must emphasize it.Keywords: Consumption, snuff, alcohol, Students, TrainingResumen:Un área de reciente interés en Psicología es el dedicado al consumo de drogas; tema de vital importancia por sus repercusiones en la salud física, psíquica y social. El presente trabajo trata de ofrecer una visión del consumo de drogas legales: tabaco y alcohol en jóvenes estudiantes de ciclos formativos. La muestra seleccionada está compuesta por 200 jóvenes (129 hombres y 71 mujeres) de entre 16 y 22 años, que cursan 1º y 2º curso de Grado Medio y Grado Superior de Formación Profesional en un centro público de la ciudad de Badajoz, a los cuáles se les aplicó un cuestionario, adopción del utilizado en la investigación llevada a cabo por el PNSD; ESTUDES. Los resultados mostraron que un alto porcentaje de nuestros jóvenes consumen tabaco y alcohol habitualmente; llegando a la conclusión de que algo falla en los programas de prevención; por lo cual debemos hacer hincapié en ello.Palabras clave: Consumo, tabaco, alcohol, estudiantes, Formación Profesional

scholarly journals Relações entre uso de álcool e violência entre parceiros íntimos: estudo seccional

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 617
Author(s):  
Ricardo De Mattos Russo Rafael ◽  
Anna Tereza Miranda Soares de Moura
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Intimate Violence ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
One Year ◽  
The City

Aim:  to  analyze  the  correspondence  between  the  consumption  of alcohol and the co-occurrence of violent episodes between intimate partners in a sample composed  by  the  users  of  the  Family  Health  Strategy  program  from the  city  of  Nova Iguaçu,  Brazil.  Methods:  researchers  performed  a  sectional  study  from  a  sample composed  by  476  women,  ages  varying  from  25  to  64  years  old, and  with  intimate partners for at least one year. The instruments used were validated and transculturally adapted    for    Brazilian    use.    Results:   it   was    observed    statistically significant correspondence  between  the  use  of  alcohol  by  the  woman,  and  the  co-occurrence  of intimate violence (OR:4.2), including the psychological (OR:4.6), physical (OR:2.7), and sexual (OR:2.2) formats. Conclusion: the results call attention to a possible relationship between   alcohol   consumption   and   violence   between   intimate   partners.   Practical implications:  the  systematized  tracking  of  alcohol  consumption  can  be  used  as  an important marker when there are suspicious evidences in abuse cases under family care practice, thus amplifying the possibilities of intervention of Family Health teams.

scholarly journals Concepción frente al consumo de alcohol en jóvenes de la Universidad del Cauca

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Janneth Molano Tobar ◽  
Dolly Ximena Molano Tobar
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
The Other ◽  
School Year ◽  
High Consumption ◽  
Symbolic Value ◽  
University Population ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City

Objetivo: Identificar el concepto frente al consumo de alcohol de los jóvenes de la Universidad del Cauca. Materiales y métodos: Cualitativa de diseño etnográfico, a través de observación, entrevista guiada en profundidad con 12 universitarios, 6 hombres y 6 mujeres durante el año 2013 en la ciudad de Popayán-Cauca, con promedios de edad de 17,5 años, que permitió valorar aspectos socio-demográficos y personales sobre el inicio y habituación al alcohol. Resultados: Se identificó que el consumo de alcohol se presenta a temprana edad específicamente durante el periodo escolar, en los últimos niveles del bachillerato y se acentúa en la universidad, ampliándose en esta última la posibilidad de adquirir otras sustancias estimulantes. El consumo de alcohol es debido a las presiones sociales, por el valor simbólico que representa ante sus iguales acerca de la madurez, y la sensación de desinhibición que genera al enfrentarse por primera vez a personas de su otro sexo. Conclusiones: El consumo de alcohol es un medio que emplean los jóvenes para la socialización y la puerta de entrada a nuevas experiencias, por ser una sustancia legal y socialmente aceptada de fácil adquisición y bajo costo, es lo que permite su alto consumo dentro de la población juvenil y universitaria, hecho que amerita generar campañas desde las universidades para la prevención de este hábito.Abstract Objective: To identify the concept against alcohol consumption of young people at the University of Cauca. Materials and methods: An ethnographic qualitative design through observation was performed where 12 university, 6 men and 6 women in 2013 in the city of Popayan Cauca were in-depth guided interviewed with average age of 17.5 years, allowed evaluating sociodemographic and personal aspects about starting and habituation to alcohol. Results: It was identified that alcohol consumption occurs early during the school year specifically, in recent high school levels and is accentuated in college, and extends in the latter the possibility of acquiring other stimulants. Alcohol consumption is due to social pressures, the symbolic value it represents to their peers about maturity, and the feeling of disinhibition generated when confronted for the first time to people of the other sex. Conclusions: Alcohol consumption is a means young people employ for socializing and it represents the gateway to new experiences since it is a legal substance and socially accepted, which is easy to acquire and inexpensive, that allows its high consumption within the youth and university population, a fact that deserves to generate campaigns from universities to prevent this habit.

scholarly journals Knowledge and Practice towards Alcohol Consumption in a Sample of University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9528
Author(s):  
Marisa Patrizia Messina ◽  
Alessio D'Angelo ◽  
Rosaria Ciccarelli ◽  
Fabiola Pisciotta ◽  
Luigi Tramonte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Young People ◽  
University Students ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Social Pressure ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages

Objective: Alcohol affects many human systems and is involved in the pathogenesis of other diseases. Particular attention must be paid to alcohol consumption among young people. It has been shown that 25% of young people’s deaths are attributable to alcohol, and around 35 million people aged over 11 had consumed at least one alcoholic beverage in 2015. Study Design: Young people aged 18–24 were the most vulnerable to binge drinking in Italy, and 50.6% of teenagers drunk alcohol. Only a few studies in the literature have investigated those habits in university students. This study aims to examine alcohol use habits in a population of university students in Italy. Methods: Between 2018 and 2019, an anonymous online questionnaire was randomly sent to university students from 17 different universities in a network of research centres to study alcohol use disorders. The survey included socio-demographic information, questions about alcohol use, knowledge about alcohol consumption, and related risks. Used questionnaires were the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) and the Drinking Motive Questionnaire-Revised (DMQ-R). Results: the AUDIT-C revealed that 53.3% of students were high-risk drinkers. Regarding binge drinking habits, 13.1% of students admitted to binge drinking behavior at least once a month. In our sample, male students are more likely to be low-risk drinkers than female peers (p < 0.008). Students from northern Italy are more likely to be high-risk drinkers (p = 0.003). Beer (65.9%) and wine (60.9%) were the most consumed alcoholic beverages. The most common places to drink alcohol were pubs (85.5%). The most likely motivations to drink alcohol were enhancement (40.43%), social (38.39%), coping (15.63%), and social pressure or conformity (5.55%). Only 43.8% of participants reported having attended an educational course on alcohol. Conclusions: University students were not fully aware of the implications of alcohol misuse and will be part of the adult society as critical figures and future leaders. It is imperative to inform students about alcohol consumption risks and investigate the motivations to drink. Stress, anxiety, and social pressure are only a few issues young people are exposed to. Special attention must be paid to young people and their coping strategies that involve substance abuse by using educative, preventive, and motivational approaches.

Epidemiologic Approach of Alcoholic Drinks in Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolle Laure Matene Fongang
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Information Campaigns ◽  
Drinking Habits ◽  
Chronic Effects ◽  
Alcoholic Drinks ◽  
The City ◽  
Acute And Chronic Effects

Introduction and objective: This work aimed to evaluate the preference and effective consumption of the populations of Cameroon as looks alcoholic beverages sell on the Cameroon. Methods: This epidemiological study related to 7946 adult subjects including 6,908 men and 1,038 women, who were left again in four groups: alcoholics (n=307), the city-dwellers (n=4.313), the rural ones (n=867) and students (n=2459). Results: The results of this investigation indicate that the artisanal alcoholic beverages are preferred than consumed; conversely, the industrial alcoholic beverages are preferred than consumed. The beer remains the alcoholic most appreciated and the most consummate drink. A significant result is that the alcohol consumption is higher at the man compared to the women; however, these last have relatively high alcohol consumption. Also, the rural ones have the greatest rate of alcohol consumption (primarily the beer). The city dwellers and the students have the same tendencies to prefer and consume more beer. Conclusion: With regard to the particular case of beer, we observe that his consumption lowered, certainly because of new industrial liquor conditioning, on the market. However, beer remains the alcoholic beverage more consumed by the chronic alcoholics. Recommendations and perspectives: Studies need to be systematically Nationally undertaken in order to surveys on the consumption of beverages artisanal alcoholics sold in Cameroon, to study the chemical composition of these different craft beverages and to assess the acute and chronic effects of their consumption on functioning brains. In the meantime, information campaigns need to take into account amounts of alcohol to be consumed and drinking habits in the different parts of the country because, although alcohol often has connotations pleasure and sociability, its harmful consequences are very diverse. Help identify the various problems associated with certain artisanal manufactures information campaigns must take into account problems of commodities, such as tobacco use, psychotropic products, opiates and derivatives, for the prevention of addictive behaviors to alcohol.

scholarly journals Alcohol consumption in young people between 18 and 24 years according to sociodemographic characteristics

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1144-1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Belen Villace ◽  
Alicia Ruth Fernandez ◽  
Moacyr Lobo da Costa Junior
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Young People ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Area Of Concern ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

OBJECTIVE: to identify alcohol consumption in young people between 18 and 24 years of age in the province of Córdoba who participated in the National Survey of Risk Factors, according to sociodemographic characteristics. METHOD: a quantitative, analytic and cross-sectional study was undertaken in a sample of 240 young people. The alcohol consumption and sociodemographic characteristics were analyzed using bivariate analysis, risk ratio and confidence intervals. RESULTS: the lifetime prevalence of alcohol consumption corresponded to 79.17%, the one-year prevalence to 72.91% and the one-month prevalence to 57.08%, while episodic abuse and regular hazardous consumption corresponded to 25.55% and 24.19%. Consumption levels in the last month were higher among males (p=0.0028), single people (p=0.0001), with a secondary education degree (p=0.0306). CONCLUSION: in the province of Córdoba, drugs use, including alcohol, has not been an area of research interest in recent years, although alcohol abuse is associated with other risk factors, like accidents and violence, and is a factor of comorbidity and early mortality. Therefore, alcohol consumption in young people represents an area of concern and, once characterized, preventive actions should be adopted.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a Community-Based Intervention to Increase Supermarket Vendors’ Compliance with Age Restrictions for Alcohol Sales in Spain: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariàngels Duch ◽  
Elena Gervilla ◽  
Montse Juan ◽  
Clarisse Guimarães ◽  
Maite Kefauver ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Mobilization ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Training Of Trainers ◽  
Service Training ◽  
Age Limits ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The City ◽  
Alcohol Sales

In Spain the legal age to buy alcohol is 18 years. However, official surveys show that minors perceive alcohol availability to be easy. This paper describes the impacts of a community-based intervention to increase vendors’ compliance with age limits regarding alcohol sales in supermarkets. The aim of this study was to explore the association between implementation of a multicomponent intervention to reduce adolescents’ alcohol use and sale of alcohol to minors in the city of Palma (Spain). Twenty trained adolescents (14–17 years old) conducted 138 alcohol test purchases in nine supermarket chains in August 2018 (baseline; n = 73) prior to the intervention, and again in January 2020 (follow-up; n = 65). Analysis was conducted according to three levels of intervention implemented across the supermarkets: (i) personnel from the supermarkets’ Human Resources or Corporate Social Responsibility teams received alcohol service training as trainers (i.e., community mobilization); (ii) managers and vendors training by the capacitated trainers; and (iii) no training of managers or vendors (i.e., control group). In the supermarkets that completed the Training of Trainers and the vendors’ training program, average sales decreased significantly from 76.9% in 2018 to 45.5% in 2020, asking for the age of the shopper significantly increased from 3.8% to 45.4%, and asking for proof of age significantly increased from 15.4% to 72.7%. Additionally, a statistically significant increase was observed in the visibility of prohibition to sell alcohol to minors’ signs, from 61.5% to 100%. No statistically significant differences were found for the Training of Trainers intervention alone nor in the control group. In conclusion, community mobilization combined with staff training is associated with significant increases in supermarket vendors’ compliance with alcohol legislation in Spain.

scholarly journals GROUPS 4 HEALTH protects against unanticipated threats to mental health: Evaluating two interventions during COVID-19 lockdown among young people with a history of depression and loneliness. Journal of Affective Disorders.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tegan Cruwys ◽  
Catherine Haslam ◽  
S. Alex Haslam ◽  
Elyse Williams ◽  
Joanne Rathbone
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Symptom Improvement ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour ◽  
One Year

Background. Decades of research indicate that when social connectedness is threatened, mental health is at risk. However, extant interventions to tackle loneliness have had only modest success, and none have been trialled under conditions of such threat.Method. 174 young people with depression and loneliness were randomised to one of two evidence-based treatments: cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) or GROUPS 4 HEALTH (G4H), an intervention designed to increase social group belonging. Depression, loneliness, and well-being outcomes were evaluated at one-year follow-up; COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were imposed partway through follow-up assessments. This provided a quasi-experimental test of the utility of each intervention in the presence (lockdown group) and absence (control group) of a threat to social connectedness. Results. At one-year follow-up, participants in lockdown reported significantly poorer wellbeing than controls who completed follow-up before lockdown, t(152)=2.41, p=.017. Although both CBT and G4H led to symptom improvement, the benefits of G4H were more robust following an unanticipated threat to social connectedness for depression (2(16)=31.35, p=.001), loneliness (2(8)=21.622, p=.006), and wellbeing (2(8)=22.938, p=.003). Limitations. Because the COVID-19 lockdown was unanticipated, this analysis represents an opportunistic use of available data. As a result, we could not measure the specific impact of restrictions on participants, such as reduced income, degree of isolation, or health-related anxieties.Conclusions. G4H delivered one year prior to COVID-19 lockdown offered greater protection than CBT against relapse of loneliness and depression symptoms. Implications are discussed with a focus on how these benefits might be extended to other life stressors and transitions.

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