@article{ref1,
title="Correlates of reduced alcohol consumption among a sample of young Australians",
journal="Alcohol and alcoholism",
year="2019",
author="Raggatt, Michelle and Wright, Cassandra and Dietze, Paul and Pennay, Amy and Caluzzi, Gabriel and Lim, Megan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="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.
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Language: en
", language="en", issn="0735-0414", doi="10.1093/alcalc/agz057", url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agz057" }