I am going to make the most out of it! Italian university Credit Mobility Students' social representations of alcohol use during study abroad experiences

Bibliographic Data

ID4890944
AuthorsGiovanni Aresi (0000-0002-5974-4106, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Francesco Fattori (0000-0003-2846-319X, Università di Verona, Italy), Maura Pozzi (0000-0003-2849-9344, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Simon C Moore (Cardiff University), Simon Moore (0000-0001-5495-4705)
Year2018
Volume23
Issue13
Pages1649-1658
Publication date2018-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105316666658
PMID27596276
OpenAlexW2512848988
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited39

The aim was to explore shared representations of alcohol use in students who were to travel abroad to study. Focus group data from Italian students ( N = 69) were collected. Analyses used Grounded Theory Methodology and were informed by the four key components of Social Representation Theory (cognition, emotion, attitude and behavioural intentions). The study abroad experience was described as one that would involve an increase in alcohol consumption compared to pre-departure levels. Reasons given included greater social and leisure opportunities involving alcohol, reduced social control and features of the host country environment. Opportunities to intervene and address risky alcohol use in this group are discussed

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Grounded theory · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Social cognitive theory · Social representation · Social science · Sociology · Study abroad · Community Health and Development · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Social Psychology

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