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"I always stop before I get sick": A qualitative study on French adolescents alcohol use (2015)
Auteur(s) :
ACIER, D. ;
KINDELBERGER, C. ;
CHEVALIER, C. ;
GUIBERT, E.
Année
2015
Page(s) :
262-267
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus géographique
FRANCE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
;
ADOLESCENT
;
ALCOOL
;
PERCEPTION
;
CONTROLE DE SOI
;
FOCUS GROUP
;
SOCIALISATION
Résumé :
Objective: This study aimed to examine French adolescents' experiences and perception of alcohol use.
Method: Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with a total of 57 adolescents ranging from 12 to 18 years old.
Measures: All interviews were conducted according to a similar discussion grid. Coding and analysis were carried out with N'vivo software. The coding grid was drawn up according to team consensus, using a cross-reference approach, based on phenomenology and discourse analysis.
Results: Adolescents are mostly introduced to alcohol consumption in family contexts while peer-influence usually increases this to regular or even excessive consumption. Consuming alcohol in this way is often seen as a means of fostering and strengthening friendships as well as of assuming one’s identity. Adolescents tend to play down their alcohol use, deeming it to be a transitory phase. They limit their consumption according to the effects it induces rather than to the number of drinks.
Recommendations: Specific alcohol harm-reduction strategies for adolescents appear to be a promising way to prevent alcohol misuse and an innovative technique could be to focus on setting limits on alcohol consumption based on adolescents' proprioceptive sensations.
Method: Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with a total of 57 adolescents ranging from 12 to 18 years old.
Measures: All interviews were conducted according to a similar discussion grid. Coding and analysis were carried out with N'vivo software. The coding grid was drawn up according to team consensus, using a cross-reference approach, based on phenomenology and discourse analysis.
Results: Adolescents are mostly introduced to alcohol consumption in family contexts while peer-influence usually increases this to regular or even excessive consumption. Consuming alcohol in this way is often seen as a means of fostering and strengthening friendships as well as of assuming one’s identity. Adolescents tend to play down their alcohol use, deeming it to be a transitory phase. They limit their consumption according to the effects it induces rather than to the number of drinks.
Recommendations: Specific alcohol harm-reduction strategies for adolescents appear to be a promising way to prevent alcohol misuse and an innovative technique could be to focus on setting limits on alcohol consumption based on adolescents' proprioceptive sensations.
Affiliation :
Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire, Faculté de Psychologie, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
Cote :
Abonnement