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Prominent, with students constantly negotiating pathways to intoxication Identified with youth and university culture. Alcohol played a meaningful role in the way in which participants Social advantages that reinforced participants’ intentions and/or willingness Drinking was associated with various personal and Positive expectations inescapable culture defining situations and Keywords: Optimism, Mental health, Physical health, Coping. Qualitative analysis of the data revealed four thematic clusters: Optimism may significantly influence mental and physical well-being by the promotion of a healthy lifestyle as well as by adaptive behaviours and cognitive responses, associated with greater flexibility, problem-solving capacity and a more efficient elaboration of negative information. Was developed, which was informed by theory and tested for validity by a panel Purposively recruited into one of seven focus groups after screening with theĪlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to select for hazardousĭrinking (score, >8) or moderate drinking. University students (n = 69 aged 17 - 24 of both genders ) were Perceptions of safety and harm, and receptivity to health messages. This study sought to explore theĬontexts in which those who engage in hazardous drinking consume alcohol, their In this population lead to significant negative alcohol-related consequences,įor individuals and those around them. HowatĪlcohol, Student, Undergraduate, Qualitative, Drinking, BingeĮnvironment reinforces positive alcohol-related expectations and motivationsįor drinking among undergraduate students. “Excessive Drinking-An Inescapable Part of University Life?” A Focus Group Study of Australian UndergraduatesĪUTHORS: Jonathan Hallett, Alexandra McManus, Bruce R. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 10, 481-500. (1987) Unrealistic Optimism about Susceptibility to Health-Problems: Conclusions from a Community-Wide Sample.
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