TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of Reduced Alcohol Consumption among a Sample of Young Australians
AU - Raggatt, Michelle
AU - Wright, Cassandra
AU - Dietze, Paul
AU - Pennay, Amy
AU - Caluzzi, Gabriel
AU - Lim, Megan
N1 - Funding Information:
This study received funding from the Dina & Ron Goldschlager Family Charitable Foundation. Cassandra Wright is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship. Paul Dietze is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellowship. Amy Pennay is supported an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Megan Lim is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellowship. The authors gratefully acknowledge the Victorian Operational Infrastructure Support Program received by the Burnet Institute.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Author(s) 2019. Medical Council on Alcohol and Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/1/9
Y1 - 2019/1/9
N2 - Aims: Population data suggest that a significant proportion of young drinkers are reducing or ceasing their alcohol use; however, there is a lack of information about the characteristics of young people who do so. Our study aimed to determine characteristics associated with self-reported attempted and successful alcohol reduction and cessation among young people in Victoria, Australia. Methods: Data are from a cross-sectional online survey with young people aged 15-29 years living in Victoria, Australia. Participants who reported consuming alcohol in the past 12 months were included in the analysis (N = 1,162). Results: Alcohol drinking cessation in the past 12 months was reported by 3.8% (n = 44) and reduced alcohol consumption was reported by 32.1% (n = 371) of participants. Characteristics associated with trying to reduce or cease alcohol consumption were older age, being born overseas, drinking at hazardous levels, experiencing alcohol-related harms and interest in health content on social media. Characteristics associated with successful alcohol reduction or cessation were being born overseas and experiencing alcohol-related harm, while being a member of a religious group was negatively associated. Conclusions: Recent reduction in alcohol consumption was common among young people in this study. Recent reduction in alcohol consumption was common among young people in this study. A combination of factors appear to be correlated with recent attempts to reduce drinking young people including socio-demographic characteristics, religiosity, drinking practices and experience of harm, and interest in health.
AB - Aims: Population data suggest that a significant proportion of young drinkers are reducing or ceasing their alcohol use; however, there is a lack of information about the characteristics of young people who do so. Our study aimed to determine characteristics associated with self-reported attempted and successful alcohol reduction and cessation among young people in Victoria, Australia. Methods: Data are from a cross-sectional online survey with young people aged 15-29 years living in Victoria, Australia. Participants who reported consuming alcohol in the past 12 months were included in the analysis (N = 1,162). Results: Alcohol drinking cessation in the past 12 months was reported by 3.8% (n = 44) and reduced alcohol consumption was reported by 32.1% (n = 371) of participants. Characteristics associated with trying to reduce or cease alcohol consumption were older age, being born overseas, drinking at hazardous levels, experiencing alcohol-related harms and interest in health content on social media. Characteristics associated with successful alcohol reduction or cessation were being born overseas and experiencing alcohol-related harm, while being a member of a religious group was negatively associated. Conclusions: Recent reduction in alcohol consumption was common among young people in this study. Recent reduction in alcohol consumption was common among young people in this study. A combination of factors appear to be correlated with recent attempts to reduce drinking young people including socio-demographic characteristics, religiosity, drinking practices and experience of harm, and interest in health.
KW - alcohol drinking
KW - Australia
KW - cessation
KW - young people
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U2 - 10.1093/alcalc/agz057
DO - 10.1093/alcalc/agz057
M3 - Article
C2 - 31250879
AN - SCOPUS:85072508693
VL - 54
SP - 525
EP - 531
JO - Alcohol and Alcoholism
JF - Alcohol and Alcoholism
SN - 0735-0414
IS - 5
ER -