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Tackling Student Drinking within the Drinking Subculture of a University Sports Competition: A Culture Change Approach
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Ramsden, Robyn; Hewitt, Delwyn; Williams, Joanne; Emberton, Lee; Bennett, Catherine – Health Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper explores the impact of a suite of alcohol culture change interventions implemented by Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. The interventions were designed to change the alcohol culture at a bi-annual nation-wide university multi-sport competition known as Uni Nationals. This study aims to understand the critical success…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Risk, Student Subcultures
Risk Perception in Young Women's Collective Alcohol Consumption
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Dresler, Emma; Anderson, Margaret – Health Education, 2017
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 targeting. Design/methodology/approach: This qualitative descriptive study examines…
Descriptors: Females, Drinking, Health Education, Qualitative Research
Adolescents' Perceptions of Alcohol
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Roy, Amit; Ikonen, Risto; Keinonen, Tuula; Kumar, Kuldeep – Health Education, 2017
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 that can impact the learning outcomes in health education. The purpose of this paper is to map adolescents'…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Health Education, Foreign Countries
Saudi Arabian University Students' Perceptions of Health Risk Behaviours
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Alshehri, Saad Zafir; Byrne, Jenny; Grace, Marcus – Health Education, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how and why Saudi Arabian students engage in specific health risk behaviours (HRBs), and if there are gender differences. Design/methodology/approach: In order to find out the situation regarding university students in Saudi Arabia, quantitative data were collected by administering…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Risk
Community Level Approach to Youth Alcohol Related Risk
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Dresler, Emma; Anderson, Margaret – Health Education, 2019
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 practices and relationships among local community groups as part of the…
Descriptors: Risk, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Health Behavior
Modifying Alcohol Consumption among High School Students: An Efficacy Trial of an Alcohol Risk Reduction Program (PRIME for Life)
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Hallgren, Mats A.; Sjolund, Torbjorn; Kallmen, Hakan; Andreasson, Sven – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: PRIME for Life is an alcohol risk reduction program that has been used and refined in the USA for over 20 years. A Swedish version of the program has recently been adapted for use among Swedish high-school students (age 18-19). The objective of the study is to evaluate the effects of the program on youth alcohol consumption (including…
Descriptors: Drinking, Risk, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries