Adolescents' alcohol use in botellon and attitudes towards alcohol use and prevention policies

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dc.contributor.author Gervilla, Elena
dc.contributor.author Quigg, Zara
dc.contributor.author Duch, Mariàngels
dc.contributor.author Juan, Montse
dc.contributor.author Guimaraes, Clarisse
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-01T10:09:34Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-01T10:09:34Z
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11201/152683
dc.description.abstract [eng] Alcohol is a common drug misused by young people worldwide. Previous studies have found that attitudes towards heavy consumption are stronger predictors than general norms concerning alcohol. This study aims to explore adolescents' alcohol use and drunkenness, to understand adolescents' attitudes towards alcohol use, drunkenness and prevention approaches, and to explore associations between attitudes and personal alcohol use and demographics. Methods: Cross-sectional face-to-face survey of 410 adolescents (61.2% women) who were socializing at night in the streets of Palma (Spain). Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC), self-reported measures of alcohol use and social variables were assessed. Results: 70.7% of respondents had a BrAC score higher than 0. The full sample reported having a mean of 3.9 drunk episodes in the last month, and a mean of 7.34 in Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A total of 30.7% were under the minimum age limit for alcohol drinking in Spain and males showed higher BrAC than females. Bivariate analyses identified some differences in attitudes across participant demographics and personal alcohol use. In conclusion, we found high levels of alcohol use and drunkenness amongst adolescents, and adolescents' attitudes towards drunkenness and prevention approaches were associated with their alcohol consumption as well as with age.
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dc.relation.isformatof Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113885
dc.relation.ispartof International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 2020, vol. 17, num. 11, p. 1-10
dc.rights cc-by (c) Gervilla, Elena et al., 2020
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es
dc.subject.classification 159.9 - Psicologia
dc.subject.other 159.9 - Psychology
dc.title Adolescents' alcohol use in botellon and attitudes towards alcohol use and prevention policies
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.date.updated 2020-06-01T10:09:34Z
dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113885


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