scholarly journals Social contexts and the occurrence of episodic heavy drinking

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Piontek ◽  
Ludwig Kraus ◽  
Fred Rist
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Drinking Motives ◽  
Situational Influences ◽  
Context Variables ◽  
The Impact

Piontek, D., Kraus, L., & Rist F. (2013). Social contexts and the occurrence of episodic heavy drinking. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2(2), 45-52. doi: 10.7895/ijadr.v2i2.106 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v2i2.106)Aims: This study aims to investigate the influence of social context variables on Episodic Heavy Drinking (EHD) among young adults. It will assess (a) whether EHD is predicted by characteristics of the specific drinking situation and drinking motives, and (b) whether the influence of drinking motives is moderated by public versus private drinking.Design/Setting: Data were collected by means of an online survey conducted at the University of Münster (Germany) in December 2008.Participants: The analytical sample consisted of 1,638 students.Instruments: Information was collected on socio-demographics, habitual drinking behavior (beverage-specific quantity and frequency within the past 30 days, EHD, drunkenness), and drinking motives (Drinking Motive Questionnaire Revised, DMQ-R). Moreover, participants described a recent drinking situation (beverage-specific quantity, drunkenness) as well as the social context related to this situation (time, place, people present, other substances used). Multivariate regression analyses were used to test the influence of context variables and their interaction with drinking motives.Findings: Drinking at a birthday or special party, during the weekend, or in a group where many people were drunk and playing drinking games increased the risk of EHD. Social and enhancement motives were associated with a higher risk for EHD, whereas conformity motives had a protective effect on heavy drinking. The effect of conformity motives was only present in public drinking situations.Conclusions: Drinking in young people is a social phenomenon related to situational influences as well as individual characteristics. In addition, there seems to be situational moderation of the impact of specific drinking motives.

Consumption Level and Cultural Drinking Patterns as Determinants of Alcohol Problems

1975 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 344-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Mäkelä
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Heavy Drinking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Alcohol Policy ◽  
Drinking Patterns ◽  
Moderate Drinking ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Alcohol Policies ◽  
The Impact

Sociologists, particularly in the United States, have devoted little attention to the impact of centrally directed alcohol policies on drinking problems. Sociocultural studies of religious and ethnic differences In drinking behavior appear to suggest that the liberalization of alcohol policies would favor the growth of moderate drinking patterns at the expense of excessive drinking. However, this “substitution hypothesis” receives less support in Scandinavian research on alcohol policy than does an alternative “addition hypothesis.” When policy controls on alcohol are relaxed, increases in moderate consumption occur in addition to and not at the expense of relatively stable patterns of heavy drinking.

scholarly journals Appropriation of the Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label Nutri-Score across the French Population: Evolution of Awareness, Support, and Purchasing Behaviors between 2018 and 2019

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2887
Author(s):  
Barthélemy Sarda ◽  
Chantal Julia ◽  
Anne-Juliette Serry ◽  
Pauline Ducrot
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Similar Proportion ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
Quality Diet ◽  
Awareness Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Since the implementation of the Nutri-Score on a voluntary basis in 2017 in France, very few studies have evaluated how the label was recognized and used by consumers. The goal of this study was to assess the evolution of awareness, support, and perceived impact on purchasing behaviors of the Nutri-Score in France. Between April 2018 and May 2019, a total of 4006 participants were recruited across three successive waves and answered questions regarding awareness of the Nutri-Score, support of the measure, and change of behavior following the implementation of the Nutri-Score via an online survey. Descriptive analyses to assess the evolution over time were performed, as well as logistic regression models to evaluate associations between the different outcomes and individual characteristics. From April 2018 to May 2019, the awareness of the Nutri-Score increased considerably, reaching 81.5% in May 2019. Since April 2018, a steady proportion of participants—9 out of 10—showed strong support toward the measure and a similar proportion, 87.2%, declared being in favor of making the Nutri-Score mandatory. The impact on purchasing behaviors appeared promising given the limited implementation of the label, with 42.9% of the participants reporting they modified their purchasing behaviors thanks to the measure. Multivariate analyses showed that the impact on purchasing behaviors of the Nutri-Score was greater over time, on younger populations and on frequent labeling readers. Our results suggested that the labeling system was well received and used by all socioeconomic groups, including subgroups who are more likely to have a lower-quality diet.

The Appalachian Social Context and the Battering of Women

1993 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Judith Fiene
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
The Social ◽  
Context Variables ◽  
Abuse Of Women

The battering of women by their partners is a common occurrence around the world, and historical records show that the abuse of women has been legitimized through the ages. In the United States battering is to be found in all social classes and across all racial and ethnic groups. However, the experience of being battered is structured by the social contexts in which it occurs. How victims perceive and react to that experience is influenced by their social world, the construction of gender and family roles and interpersonal relationships in their community, and the response of local people to male violence. These social context variables must be considered as well in programs designed to assist battered women and to prevent further battering.

scholarly journals Personal experience, posttraumatic symptomatology, and meaning in life during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Y. Arredondo ◽  
B. Caparrós
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Personal Meaning ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Subjective Distress ◽  
Impact Of Event Scale ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Posttraumatic Symptomatology

Abstract Background The traumatic subjective distress and personal meaning in life were examined in the context of the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic sanitary crisis and home lockdown. Method: A total of 543 participants answered an online survey that included questions about the individual characteristics of the pandemic experience, the Impact of Event Scale-Revised, and the Personal Meaning Profile-Brief. Results: Nearly all of life impaired areas, having the suspicion of being ill with COVID-19, having lost a close person to this virus, and having been accompanied during the lockdown were experiences associated with higher PTSD symptoms. Posttraumatic symptomatology was inversely correlated with areas of meaning in life. Lastly, a higher number of affected areas and a negative subjective lockdown circumstance explained greater total PTSD symptoms. Conclusion: Specific pandemic experiences and lockdown circumstances affected the presence of posttraumatic symptoms. The personal meaning of life seems to be involved in the process of less adverse traumatic consequences.

scholarly journals Lonely, but Not Alone: Qualitative Study among Immigrant and Native-Born Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11425
Author(s):  
Katrine Rich Madsen ◽  
Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen ◽  
Signe Smith Jervelund ◽  
Pamela Qualter ◽  
Bjørn E. Holstein
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Migration Status ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual

This paper explores loneliness as it is understood and experienced by adolescents, with a special focus on the importance of their migration status. We recruited students from five schools following a maximum variation sampling scheme, and we conducted 15 semi-structured, individual interviews with eighth-grade adolescents (aged 14–15 years) that were immigrants, descendants, and with a Danish majority background. A thematic analysis was applied with a special focus on differences and similarities in understanding and experiencing loneliness between adolescents with diverse migration status. The results showed more similarities than differences in loneliness. Generally, loneliness was described as an adverse feeling, varying in intensity and duration, and participants referenced distressing emotions. Feeling lonely was distinguished from being alone and characterized as an invisible social stigma. A variety of perceived social deficiencies were emphasized as causing loneliness, emerging in the interrelation between characteristics of the individual and their social context. The results add to the current literature by highlighting that it is not the presence of specific individual characteristics that causes loneliness; instead, loneliness is dependent on the social contexts the individual is embedded in. Differences across migration status were few and related to variations in the adolescents’ individual characteristics. The findings highlight the importance of (1) studying the characteristics of both the individual and the social context in research on the antecedents to adolescents’ loneliness, and (2) applying this perspective in other studies on the importance of migration status.

scholarly journals Pain relief provided by an outgroup member enhances analgesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 285 (1887) ◽  
pp. 20180501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grit Hein ◽  
Jan B. Engelmann ◽  
Philippe N. Tobler
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Pain Relief ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Functional Neuroimaging ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Pain Modulation ◽  
Pain Processing ◽  
Neural Learning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pain Responses

Pain feels different in different social contexts, yet the mechanisms behind social pain modulation remain poorly understood. To elucidate the impact of social context on pain processing, we investigated how group membership, one of the most important social context factors, shapes pain relief behaviourally and neurally in humans undergoing functional neuroimaging. Participants repeatedly received pain relief from a member of their own group (ingroup treatment) or a member of a disliked outgroup (outgroup treatment). We observed a decrease in pain ratings and anterior insula (AI) pain responses after outgroup treatment, but not after ingroup treatment. Moreover, path analyses revealed that the outgroup treatment induced a stronger relief learning in the AI, which in turn altered pain processing, in particular if the participant entered the treatment with a negative impression toward the outgroup individual. The finding of enhanced analgesia after outgroup treatment is relevant for intergroup clinical settings. More generally, we found that group membership affects pain responses through neural learning and we thus elucidate one possible mechanism through which social context impacts pain processing.

The influence of romantic partners on male risk-taking

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1405-1415
Author(s):  
Karol Silva ◽  
Jason Chein ◽  
Laurence Steinberg
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Romantic Partner ◽  
Risky Decision Making ◽  
Risky Decision ◽  
Attractive Female ◽  
The Impact

Studies show that young men’s tendency to take risks may be exacerbated or attenuated in different social contexts. Despite widespread evidence that social context influences young men’s risk-taking, few studies have examined the impact of romantic partners on risky decision-making. The present study examined risk-taking among young men in relationships with women ( n = 134, ages 18–24) randomly assigned to be tested alone ( n = 47), in the presence of their romantic partner ( n = 44), or in the presence of an attractive female stranger ( n = 43). The presence of a romantic partner diminished young men’s tendency to take risks. Findings demonstrate that a dampening effect on risk-taking is attributable to the romantic partner’s presence and not merely due to knowledge of being in a relationship.

scholarly journals Examining the Social Context of Alcohol Drinking in Young Adults with Smartphone Sensing

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Lakmal Meegahapola ◽  
Florian Labhart ◽  
Thanh-Trung Phan ◽  
Daniel Gatica-Perez
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Smartphone Sensing ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Reports

According to prior work, the type of relationship between a person consuming alcohol and others in the surrounding (friends, family, spouse, etc.), and the number of those people (alone, with one person, with a group) are related to many aspects of alcohol consumption, such as the drinking amount, location, motives, and mood. Even though the social context is recognized as an important aspect that influences the drinking behavior of young adults in alcohol research, relatively little work has been conducted in smartphone sensing research on this topic. In this study, we analyze the weekend nightlife drinking behavior of 241 young adults in a European country, using a dataset consisting of self-reports and passive smartphone sensing data over a period of three months. Using multiple statistical analyses, we show that features from modalities such as accelerometer, location, application usage, bluetooth, and proximity could be informative about different social contexts of drinking. We define and evaluate seven social context inference tasks using smartphone sensing data, obtaining accuracies of the range 75%-86% in four two-class and three three-class inferences. Further, we discuss the possibility of identifying the sex composition of a group of friends using smartphone sensor data with accuracies over 70%. The results are encouraging towards supporting future interventions on alcohol consumption that incorporate users' social context more meaningfully and reducing the need for user self-reports when creating drink logs for self-tracking tools and public health studies.

Did Wine Consumption Change During the COVID-19 Lockdown in France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal?

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magalie Dubois ◽  
Lara Agnoli ◽  
Jean-Marie Cardebat ◽  
Raúl Compés ◽  
Benoit Faye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Wine Consumption ◽  
Ordered Logit Model ◽  
Consumption Frequency ◽  
Consumption Change ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Jel Classifications ◽  
Better Than

AbstractThis article documents how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the drinking behavior of Latin European wine consumers. Using a large online survey conducted during the first lockdown in France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain (n = 7,324 individuals), we reconstruct the purchasing and consumption patterns of the respondents. The number of people who maintained their wine consumption frequency is significantly higher than those who increased or decreased their consumption. Wine consumption frequency held up better than other types of alcohol (beer and spirits). We analyze heterogeneities among countries and individuals by employing the Marascuilo procedure and an ordered logit model. The latter identifies the impact of demographic, commercial, and psychosocial factors on wine consumption frequency. The results shed light on changes in wine consumer behavior during the first lockdown and consider possible post-lockdown trends that could be useful to industry players. (JEL Classifications: D5, L66, Q1)

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