dc.contributor.author | Graber, R | |
dc.contributor.author | de Visser, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Abraham, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Memon, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Hart, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Hunt, K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-15T09:18:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-07-30 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to understand how and why young people drink less or not at all when with their peers. Understanding the subjective experiences of moderate or non-drinkers may help identify protective processes facilitating resilience to cultural norm and influences that encourage excessive alcohol consumption among young people. DESIGN: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 moderate- or non-drinkers aged 17-25 years (13 young women) living in South East England. Interviews explored recent experiences of social situations and encounters that did or did not involve alcohol. Transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. RESULTS: Analysis identified six conceptually coherent themes clustering within a superordinate theme of a healthy experience of moderate alcohol use or abstention: 'the sweet spot'. These themes were: feeling good in the body, feeling like you can be who you are, feeling like you belong, making a free choice, enjoying the moment, and feeling safe and secure. CONCLUSIONS: This resilience-based analysis showed how non-drinking and moderate-drinking may be experienced as a positive and proactive choice. Understanding the subjective experiences of young people may aid development of specific, realistic interventions to promote moderate drinking and abstention among young people in drinking cultures. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by the European Foundation for Alcohol Research under Grant 11 11. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 31, Iss. 1, 2016, pp. 79 - 99 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/08870446.2015.1070852 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/22591 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26155742 | en_GB |
dc.rights | This is the final version of the article. Available from Taylor & Francis (Routledge) via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.subject | adolescence | en_GB |
dc.subject | alcohol | en_GB |
dc.subject | peer relationships | en_GB |
dc.subject | protective mechanisms | en_GB |
dc.subject | resilience | en_GB |
dc.subject | Adolescent | en_GB |
dc.subject | Adult | en_GB |
dc.subject | Alcohol Abstinence | en_GB |
dc.subject | Alcohol Drinking | en_GB |
dc.subject | Choice Behavior | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cultural Characteristics | en_GB |
dc.subject | England | en_GB |
dc.subject | Female | en_GB |
dc.subject | Humans | en_GB |
dc.subject | Interpersonal Relations | en_GB |
dc.subject | Male | en_GB |
dc.subject | Peer Group | en_GB |
dc.subject | Qualitative Research | en_GB |
dc.subject | Resilience, Psychological | en_GB |
dc.subject | Risk Assessment | en_GB |
dc.subject | Social Behavior | en_GB |
dc.subject | Social Norms | en_GB |
dc.subject | Young Adult | en_GB |
dc.title | Staying in the 'sweet spot': A resilience-based analysis of the lived experience of low-risk drinking and abstention among British youth. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-07-15T09:18:27Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0887-0446 | |
exeter.place-of-publication | England | en_GB |
dc.description | Published | en_GB |
dc.description | Journal Article | en_GB |
dc.description | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1476-8321 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Psychology and Health | en_GB |