ArticleHealth (London, England : 1997)2016
Reconceptualising public acceptability: A study of the ways people respond to policies aimed to reduce alcohol consumption.
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- A community-based qualitative study of perspectives on alcohol public health interventions and experiences of alcohol use.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Measuring public opinion and acceptability of prevention policies: an integrative review and narrative synthesis of methods.Health research policy and systems · 2022Review
- Six dimensions of research trial acceptability: how much, what, when, in what circumstances, to whom and why?Social science & medicine (1982) · 2018Article
- Complexities and dilemmas in community consultation on the design of a research project logo in Malawi.PloS one · 2018Article
- Public attitudes towards alcohol control policies in Scotland and England: Results from a mixed-methods study.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2017Article
- Consequences of removing cheap, super-strength beer and cider: a qualitative study of a UK local alcohol availability intervention.BMJ open · 2016Article
- Public attitudes towards pricing policies to change health-related behaviours: a UK focus group study.European journal of public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
The issue of public acceptability of health policies is key if they are to have significant and lasting impact. This study, based on focus groups conducted in England, examines the ways people responded to, and made sense of, policy ideas aimed at reducing alcohol consumption. Although effective policies were supported in the abstract, specific proposals were consistently rejected because they were not thought to map onto the fundamental causes of excessive drinking, which was not attributed to alcohol itself but instead its cultural context. Rather than being influenced by the credibility of evidence, or assessed according to likely gains set against possible losses, such responses were established dynamically as people interacted with others to make sense of the topic. This has significant implications for policy-makers, suggesting that existing beliefs and knowledge need to be taken into account as potentially productive rather than obstructive resources.
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