...Kimberley Hill; Sarah Mansbridge; Amy Watts; Ana Saravanja Purpose An increasing non-drinker population is developing, but much research focusses on alcohol misuse, rather than the experiences of those who abstain or consume little alcohol, particularly within student populations. This student co...

...Conor Gilligan; Therese Shaw; Shelley Beatty; Laura Thomas; Karen Louise Lombardi; Robyn Susanne Johnston Purpose Alcohol use by adults at school events and alcohol promotion through school fundraising activities is common, but little is known about secondary school parents' attitudes towards...

...Melissa Evans; Leanne Lester; Richard Midford; Helen Walker Cahill; David Foxcroft; Robyn Waghorne; Lynne Venning Purpose The consequences of problematic alcohol consumption fall heavily on Australian adolescents, with this population at increased risk of death, serious injury and other harm...

...Muhsin Michael Orsini; David L. Wyrick; William B. Hansen; Rita G. O’Sullivan; Denise Hallfors; Allan B. Steckler; Ty A. Ridenour Purpose Alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs use typically increases in prevalence and frequency during middle and late adolescence. School health instruction...

...Emma Dresler; Margaret Anderson Purpose Young people drinking to extreme drunkenness is a source of concern for policy makers and health promoters. There are a variety of community groups who appear to respond to the alcohol-related problems. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the working...

...Ryan McAndrew; Judy Drennan; Rebekah Russell-Bennett; Sharyn Rundle-Thiele Purpose Collective motives for alcohol consumption represent a nascent field, with individual-level attributes, peer pressure and broad-level environmental elements being at the forefront of research. The purpose...

.... Design/methodology/approach This qualitative descriptive study examined the narratives of 28 young people’s (age 18-24 years old) experience of a “night out” framed as the Alcohol Consumption Journey. Findings The Alcohol Consumption Journey ritual consisted of three phases: preloading, going out...

...Emma Dresler; Margaret Anderson Purpose The risk associated with heavy episodic drinking in young people has caused concern among public health professionals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the gender differences in the perception of risk in alcohol consumption behaviour for better...

... were named “the role of alcohol in student life”, drinking transitions’, and “prevention challenges” and each had related sub-themes. Practical implications Targeting students before they commence their course and highlighting aspects of university life that do not involve alcohol may help...

...Emma Dresler; Dean Whitehead; Kelly Weaver Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the extent to which youth have ready access to alcohol and the extent to which immediate family influence affects consumption. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative descriptive exploratory study...

...Emma Dresler; Margaret Anderson Purpose Heavy episodic drinking in young women has caused concern among many groups including public health professionals. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experiences of young women’s alcohol consumption so as to facilitate better health education...

...Amit Roy; Risto Ikonen; Tuula Keinonen; Kuldeep Kumar Purpose Rising trends in alcohol consumption and early drinking initiation pose serious health risks especially for adolescents. Learner’s prior knowledge about alcohol gained from the social surroundings and the media are important sources...

...Siobhan Farmer; Lorna Porcellato Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions of alcohol held by schoolchildren using the “Draw and Write” tool, to inform the planning of alcohol education in the classroom setting. Design/methodology/approach A specifically designed “Draw...

...Jeremy Segrott; Heather Rothwell; Ilaria Pignatelli; Rebecca Playle; Gillian Hewitt; Chao Huang; Simon Murphy; Matthew Hickman; Hayley Reed; Laurence Moore Purpose – Involvement of parents/carers may increase effectiveness of primary school-based alcohol-misuse prevention projects through...

...Emma Davies; Jilly Martin; David Foxcroft Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the use of the Delphi method to gain expert feedback on the identification of behaviour change techniques (BCTs) and development of a novel intervention to reduce adolescent alcohol misuse, based...

...Timo Dietrich; Sharyn Rundle-Thiele; Lisa Schuster; Jason P. Connor Purpose – Social marketing benchmark criteria were used to understand the extent to which single-substance alcohol education programmes targeting adolescents in middle and high school settings sought to change behaviour, utilised...

...Georgina Cairns; Richard Purves; Jennifer McKell Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to map and identify evidence for effective components of combined school and family alcohol education interventions. The paper describes current practice, evaluative evidence of its effects, and highlights...

... towards moderate drinking was developed and tested. Game On:Know alcohol (GO:KA) is a six‐module intervention that is delivered to a year level cohort in an auditorium. GO:KA combines a series of online and offline experiential activities to engage (with) students. Design/methodology Following social...

...Sandra C. Jones; Samantha Reis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the features of alcopops which make them attractive to Australian adolescents, which features are most important in determining choice of ready‐to‐drinks (RTDs) over other alcoholic drinks, and whether these vary...

... become a regular yearly event in the secondary schools in this rural area. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Young people Dramatization Health care Pregnancy Alcohol Confidentiality Angus <21 Health was established in 1993. Since then the Steering Group, which has representation from Angus...