Mapping and comparing French people’s positions regarding restrictive control policies

A pilot study

Bibliographic Data

ID19067142
AuthorsSylvie Castanié (corresponding author), Maria Teresa Muñoz Sastre (0000-0002-1811-7309), Marı́a Teresa Muñoz Sastre, Lonzozou Kpanake (0000-0002-7002-365X), Etienne Mullet (0000-0002-1707-3914)
Year2020
Volume15
Issue1
Pages25-25
Publication date2020-03-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-597X • E-ISSN: 1747-597X
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s13011-020-00267-5
PMID32192501
OpenAlexW3012659470
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

BACKGROUND: Public authorities resort to various control policies in order to curb the prevalence of unhealthy behaviors. As these policies can only succeed to the extent that people agree with them, this study mapped French people's positions regarding restrictive control policies in general. METHOD: A sample of 344 adults (among them health professionals and lawyers) were presented with 54 vignettes depicting a control policy. Each vignette contained four pieces of information: the type of addictive behavior targeted (smoking, drinking, or gambling), the nature of preventive measures (e.g., information campaigns), the degree of regulative measures (e.g., prohibition to minors), and the severity of sanctions. RESULTS: Through cluster analysis, eight qualitatively different positions were found: Never acceptable (9%), Weak or moderate regulation (5%), Moderate regulation associated with strong prevention (11%), Strong or moderate regulation (11%), Strong regulation in association with strong prevention (23%), Moderate sanctions in association with strong prevention and moderate regulation (9%), Severe sanctions (9%), and Always acceptable (9%). Some participants (14%) expressed no opinion at all. CONCLUSION: French people's positions regarding control policies were extremely diverse. Regarding tobacco, however, one type of policy would likely be supported by a majority of people: Moderate regulation associated with at least a moderate level of prevention and low-level sanctions. Regarding alcohol, an acceptable position would be: Moderate regulation associated with at least a moderate level of prevention and high-level sanctions. Regarding gambling, an acceptable position would be: Strong regulation associated with at least a moderate level of prevention and low-level sanctions

Addiction · Business · Economics · Environmental health · Health psychology · Political science · Psychiatry · Public economics · Public health · Sanctions · Vignette · Gambling Behavior and Treatments · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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