Cassandra Wright
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 6672885 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Cassandra Wright |
| NOMBRES | Cassandra |
| APELLIDO | Wright |
| FIRMA | WRIGHT C |
| AFILIACIONES | Burnet Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9751-4005 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The Impact of Northern Territory Alcohol Policy Changes on Adult Domestic and Family Violence Hospital Admissions
Regional Variation in Alcohol Consumption in the Northern Territory
Exploitation or economic prosperity
BACKGROUND: The political and regulatory environment in which people live can have profound impacts on health and wellbeing through practices that prioritise commercial development and interest over public health. For Aboriginal People, this is further undermined through corporate influence over Aboriginal autonomy, political and social participation, cultural preservation, economic and land control and, free prior and informed consent and decisi…
Hegemonic femininity, motherhood, and alcohol in Australia
Ideals around femininity influence women's health behaviours, particularly for mothers facing hegemonic and gender normative pressures. This relationship becomes more complex when it comes to alcohol, where commercial, moral, health and pleasure-based discourses intersect. We examine how alcohol use is negotiated by employed mothers in the context of intensive motherhood, hegemonic femininity, neoliberal and postfeminist ideals. Drawing on interv…
Safe beats down under
Background In the context of Australian music festivals, including those in the Northern Territory (NT), drug-related harms persist. This study focused on gathering local insights into drug-related behaviours and attitudes, particularly regarding drug checking, among NT festival attendees.Methods In May 2022, attendees (aged 16+) at a single-day multi-genre music festival in the NT were surveyed onsite about their drug use and harm reduction beha…
‘ We were all stuffed ’
Background During COVID-19 lockdowns, women and parents were more likely to increase their alcohol use. Working mothers in particular faced additional stressors and roles that may have influenced how they drank. In this study, we explored how the experiences of Australian lockdowns affected drinking practices among a sample of working mothers.Methods Between February and June 2022, we conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with working mothers a…
Music festival attendees’ transport mode and beliefs about alcohol and illicit drug use before driving in Victoria, Australia
We examined transport behaviors and drink and drug driving beliefs among music festival attendees as festivals are a risk environment for drink and drug driving. Overall, 2305 participants from 23 Australian festivals self-completed a questionnaire, with logistic regression used to examine correlates of drink and drug driving beliefs. Most participants attending regional music festivals travelled by car (81% to and 77% from festival) and shared d…
Police‐recorded adult sexual assault in the Northern Territory, Australia
A qualitative analysis investigating drinking practices and meanings among a sample of Australian working mothers
Background: Despite recent increases in alcohol use among Western mid-life women, less is known about working mothers and how their competing social roles and responsibilities might influence their alcohol use. Our study unpacks how the experience of being a working mother creates particular drinking practices and meanings, and how these are influenced by cultural and societal factors. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 22 A…
Uncorking the ‘wine mum’
By juxtaposing women's stories with 'wine mum' stereotypes, and the broader feminisation of drinking, we highlight how women's drinking practices are influenced not only by static identities, but the complex interplay between gender, a myriad of fluid social categories, and day-to-day life. We suggest that attending to context and women's everyday experiences is crucial for generating a nuanced understanding of drinking beyond women's traditional…
What are the impacts of alcohol supply reduction measures on police-recorded adult domestic and family violence in the Northern Territory of Australia
PALIs and DPOH were associated with some reductions in DFV; the BDR was associated with some increases. The upward trend commences prior to the BDR, so it is also plausible that the BDR had no effect on DFV outcomes. Although MUP was associated with reductions in the NT-wide model, there were no changes in sites without cooccurring PALIs
Strategies to support midlife women to reduce their alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption is causally associated with long-term health-related consequences, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, and short-term harms, such as accidents and injuries. Alcohol consumption has increased among midlife women (aged 40–65) over the last two decades in high-income countries. This study aimed to centre women’s voices by using co-design methodologies to investigate what women identify as strategies that could assist them …
Drinking before sporting events in Australia
Background This study investigates the individual and event-level correlates of drinking prior to attending Australian Football League (AFL) games among a sample of Australian spectators.Materials and Methods A total of 30 adults (20% female, mean age = 32) completed a series of questionnaires (n = 417) before, during, and after an AFL match on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Cluster-adjusted regression analyses were conducted to examine the impac…
Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games
Unpacking assertions made by the alcohol industry and how they make them
Alcohol consumption and illicit drug use among young music festival attendees in Australia
Vanessa is a youth-led service promoting road safety at music festivals. We conducted a cross-sectional survey at 23 festivals in Victoria, Australia to investigate alcohol and illicit drug use among attendees aged ≥16 years who visited Vanessa. Participants completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (AUDIT-C) and reported recent illicit drug use and intentions to use drugs at festivals. Multinomial and logistic regress…
Zero‐alcohol beverages
Zero‐alcohol beverages, classified as products containing ≤0.5% alcohol by volume, are becoming increasingly popular. These beverages may contribute to alcohol harm reduction efforts if drinkers switch to them from regular strength beverages. However, there is currently a lack of evidence to support a substitution hypothesis, particularly as alcohol companies frequently market zero‐alcohol beverages as drinks to consume in new locations, such as …
The who and what of women's drinking
What makes up wine o'clock? Understanding social practices involved in alcohol use among women aged 40–65 years in Australia
Double shifts, double trouble
A parallel test of the SCRAM‐CAM transdermal monitors ensuring reliability
Second, third, fourth Covid ‐19 waves and the ‘pancession’
Beyond self‐reports
For more than a century, most information on personal substance use have been collected by asking participants to report their behaviour retrospectively in questionnaires [1]. While cost-efficient and convenient, this approach has major disadvantages. For example, in alcohol research, survey estimates reproduce only 30–70% of the total per capita alcohol consumption compared with sales data [2, 3]. Among several biases (e.g. social desirability, …
Purchasing, consumption, demographic and socioeconomic variables associated with shifts in alcohol consumption during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
‘Censorship is cancer’. Young people’s support for pornography-related initiatives
Policymakers are considering initiatives to reduce potential harms of pornography, including educational and legislative approaches. In determining the appropriateness of policies, however, it is important to consider community attitudes. We conducted an online survey with a convenience sample of 1272 young people aged 15–29 in Australia, recruited via social media. Seventy-four per cent reported having watched pornography in the past year. Parti…
Not my child’
Most young people will be exposed to online pornography for the first time during childhood or early adolescence. Despite limited evidence of long term impacts, concerns about the negative influence of pornography on young viewers’ sexual attitudes and practices have led to calls for the development of policy, resources, and guidelines to assist in navigating these experiences in family and community settings. Pornography and sex education are cl…
Participatory development of Midy (Mobile Intervention for Drinking in Young people)
Findings suggest that the intervention was considered acceptable, feasible and novel to our participants; it now requires comprehensive testing and evaluation
I aspire to look and feel healthy like the posts convey”
Many participants reported benefits of fitspiration content including increased social support and access to health information. However, participants also reported that fitspiration content could negatively influence their wellbeing and perception of healthy goals. Content posted by relatable individuals or qualified experts was perceived as most trustworthy. Future research is needed to determine the individual and content-related factors assoc…
Transdermal monitors to assess alcohol consumption in real-time and real-life – a qualitative study on user-experience
Introduction: Transdermal alcohol monitors, such as Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitors (SCRAMs), enable continuous measurement of alcohol consumption in participants’ natural environments free from recall bias and response burden. This paper explores young research participants’ experience of wearing SCRAMs to provide insights into the potential of the devices to be used for research on a larger scale.Method: In south-east Australia, parti…
Not my child’
Most young people will be exposed to online pornography for the first time during childhood or early adolescence. Despite limited evidence of long term impacts, concerns about the negative influence of pornography on young viewers’ sexual attitudes and practices have led to calls for the development of policy, resources, and guidelines to assist in navigating these experiences in family and community settings. Pornography and sex education are cl…
A parallel test of the SCRAM‐CAM transdermal monitors ensuring reliability
Second, third, fourth Covid ‐19 waves and the ‘pancession’
Beyond self‐reports
For more than a century, most information on personal substance use have been collected by asking participants to report their behaviour retrospectively in questionnaires [1]. While cost-efficient and convenient, this approach has major disadvantages. For example, in alcohol research, survey estimates reproduce only 30–70% of the total per capita alcohol consumption compared with sales data [2, 3]. Among several biases (e.g. social desirability, …
Purchasing, consumption, demographic and socioeconomic variables associated with shifts in alcohol consumption during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
‘Censorship is cancer’. Young people’s support for pornography-related initiatives
Policymakers are considering initiatives to reduce potential harms of pornography, including educational and legislative approaches. In determining the appropriateness of policies, however, it is important to consider community attitudes. We conducted an online survey with a convenience sample of 1272 young people aged 15–29 in Australia, recruited via social media. Seventy-four per cent reported having watched pornography in the past year. Parti…
Small, slim, sleek, and familiar
Introduction Transdermal alcohol monitors can help overcome issues with self-reporting in alcohol research and offer improvements over other biometric monitors as they provide passive and continuous measurement. The ION Wearable has recently entered the market by Milo Sensors; however, user acceptability has yet to be tested. This paper explores user experiences of an ION Wearable Research Alpha Prototype (ION RAP) monitor to determine if it is a…
Alcohol consumption and illicit drug use among young music festival attendees in Australia
Vanessa is a youth-led service promoting road safety at music festivals. We conducted a cross-sectional survey at 23 festivals in Victoria, Australia to investigate alcohol and illicit drug use among attendees aged ≥16 years who visited Vanessa. Participants completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption (AUDIT-C) and reported recent illicit drug use and intentions to use drugs at festivals. Multinomial and logistic regress…
Zero‐alcohol beverages
Zero‐alcohol beverages, classified as products containing ≤0.5% alcohol by volume, are becoming increasingly popular. These beverages may contribute to alcohol harm reduction efforts if drinkers switch to them from regular strength beverages. However, there is currently a lack of evidence to support a substitution hypothesis, particularly as alcohol companies frequently market zero‐alcohol beverages as drinks to consume in new locations, such as …
The who and what of women's drinking
What makes up wine o'clock? Understanding social practices involved in alcohol use among women aged 40–65 years in Australia
Double shifts, double trouble
Strategies to support midlife women to reduce their alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption is causally associated with long-term health-related consequences, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease, and short-term harms, such as accidents and injuries. Alcohol consumption has increased among midlife women (aged 40–65) over the last two decades in high-income countries. This study aimed to centre women’s voices by using co-design methodologies to investigate what women identify as strategies that could assist them …
Drinking before sporting events in Australia
Background This study investigates the individual and event-level correlates of drinking prior to attending Australian Football League (AFL) games among a sample of Australian spectators.Materials and Methods A total of 30 adults (20% female, mean age = 32) completed a series of questionnaires (n = 417) before, during, and after an AFL match on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Cluster-adjusted regression analyses were conducted to examine the impac…
Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games
Unpacking assertions made by the alcohol industry and how they make them
Music festival attendees’ transport mode and beliefs about alcohol and illicit drug use before driving in Victoria, Australia
We examined transport behaviors and drink and drug driving beliefs among music festival attendees as festivals are a risk environment for drink and drug driving. Overall, 2305 participants from 23 Australian festivals self-completed a questionnaire, with logistic regression used to examine correlates of drink and drug driving beliefs. Most participants attending regional music festivals travelled by car (81% to and 77% from festival) and shared d…
Police‐recorded adult sexual assault in the Northern Territory, Australia
A qualitative analysis investigating drinking practices and meanings among a sample of Australian working mothers
Background: Despite recent increases in alcohol use among Western mid-life women, less is known about working mothers and how their competing social roles and responsibilities might influence their alcohol use. Our study unpacks how the experience of being a working mother creates particular drinking practices and meanings, and how these are influenced by cultural and societal factors. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 22 A…
Uncorking the ‘wine mum’
By juxtaposing women's stories with 'wine mum' stereotypes, and the broader feminisation of drinking, we highlight how women's drinking practices are influenced not only by static identities, but the complex interplay between gender, a myriad of fluid social categories, and day-to-day life. We suggest that attending to context and women's everyday experiences is crucial for generating a nuanced understanding of drinking beyond women's traditional…
What are the impacts of alcohol supply reduction measures on police-recorded adult domestic and family violence in the Northern Territory of Australia
PALIs and DPOH were associated with some reductions in DFV; the BDR was associated with some increases. The upward trend commences prior to the BDR, so it is also plausible that the BDR had no effect on DFV outcomes. Although MUP was associated with reductions in the NT-wide model, there were no changes in sites without cooccurring PALIs
Safe beats down under
Background In the context of Australian music festivals, including those in the Northern Territory (NT), drug-related harms persist. This study focused on gathering local insights into drug-related behaviours and attitudes, particularly regarding drug checking, among NT festival attendees.Methods In May 2022, attendees (aged 16+) at a single-day multi-genre music festival in the NT were surveyed onsite about their drug use and harm reduction beha…
Psychology (21 obras) · Medicine (20 obras) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (18 obras) · Environmental health (15 obras) · Sociology (13 obras) · Alcohol (11 obras) · Alcohol consumption (9 obras) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (9 obras) · Social Psychology (8 obras) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 obras)