Normative perceptions of cannabis use among European university students: Associations of perceived peer use and peer attitudes with personal use and attitudes

R. C. DEMPSEY ; J. McALANEY ; S. M. HELMER ; C. R. PISCHKE ; Y. AKVARDAR ; B. M. BEWICK ; H. J. FAWKNER ; F. GUILLEN-GRIMA ; C. STOCK ; B. VRIESACKER ; G. VAN HAL ; F. SALONNA ; O. KALINA ; O. OROSOVA ; R. T. MIKOLAJCZYK | 2016
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.77, n°5, September 2016) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: Perceptions of peer behavior and attitudes exert considerable social pressure on young adults to use substances. This study investigated whether European students perceive their peers' cannabis use and approval of cannabis use to be h[...]

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Outdoor music festivals: Cacophonous consumption or melodious moderation?

T. MARTINUS ; J. McALANEY ; L. J. MCLAUGHLIN ; H. SMITH | 2010
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.17, n°6, December 2010) Article : Périodique

Large outdoor music festivals have emerged as part of a general expansion of licensed recreational activities, but in research terms they have been largely impenetrable due to commercial sensitivities. These sensitivities notwithstanding, the nu[...]

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Personal and perceived peer use of and attitudes toward alcohol among university and college students in seven EU countries: Project SNIPE

J. McALANEY ; S. M. HELMER ; C. STOCK ; B. VRIESACKER ; G. VAN HAL ; R. C. DEMPSEY ; Y. AKVARDAR ; F. SALONNA ; O. KALINA ; F. GUILLEN-GRIMA ; B. M. BEWICK ; R. MIKOLAJCZYK | 2015
Dans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Vol.76, n°3, May 2015) Article : Périodique

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore perceptions of peer substance use and related attitudes among European students. Challenging perceptions about peer substance use has become the basis of a form of prevention and intervention[...]

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The international development of the 'Social Norms' approach to drug education and prevention

J. McALANEY ; B. BEWICK ; C. HUGHES | 2011
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.18, n°2, April 2011) Article : Périodique

The social norms approach to health promotion has become remarkably popular in the last 20 years, particularly in the American college system. It is an alternative to traditional fear-based approaches of health education, which a growing body of[...]

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