Adolescents’ Alcohol Use in Botellon and Attitudes towards Alcohol Use and Prevention Policies

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ID15510652
AutoresElena Gervilla (0000-0003-3194-5499, Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands, autor de correspondencia), Zara Quigg (0000-0002-7212-5852, Liverpool John Moores University), Mariàngels Duch, Montse Juan (0000-0003-0635-9279), Clarisse Guimarães (Universitat de les Illes Balears)
Año2020
Volumen17
Número11
Páginas3885-3885
Fecha de publicación2020-05-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17113885
PMID32486276
OpenAlexW3032598628
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas10

Alcohol is a common drug misused by young people worldwide. Previous studies have found that attitudes towards heavy consumption are stronger predictors than general norms concerning alcohol. This study aims to explore adolescents' alcohol use and drunkenness, to understand adolescents' attitudes towards alcohol use, drunkenness and prevention approaches, and to explore associations between attitudes and personal alcohol use and demographics. Methods: Cross-sectional face-to-face survey of 410 adolescents (61.2% women) who were socializing at night in the streets of Palma (Spain). Breath Alcohol Concentration (BrAC), self-reported measures of alcohol use and social variables were assessed. Results: 70.7% of respondents had a BrAC score higher than 0. The full sample reported having a mean of 3.9 drunk episodes in the last month, and a mean of 7.34 in Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). A total of 30.7% were under the minimum age limit for alcohol drinking in Spain and males showed higher BrAC than females. Bivariate analyses identified some differences in attitudes across participant demographics and personal alcohol use. In conclusion, we found high levels of alcohol use and drunkenness amongst adolescents, and adolescents' attitudes towards drunkenness and prevention approaches were associated with their alcohol consumption as well as with age

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test · Bivariate analysis · Cross-sectional study · Demographics · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Poison control · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Demography · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes