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ArticleBMC public health2023

Protective strategies and motivations to control drinking among Brazilian college students: a qualitative study.

Marina Noto Faria, Elaine Lucas Dos Santos, Ana Regina Noto, André Bedendo, Maria Lucia O Souza-Formigoni

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Marina Noto FariaDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Elaine Lucas Dos SantosBiological Sciences Center, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná- UENP, Campus Luiz Meneghel, Jacarezinho, Brazil.
Ana Regina NotoDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
André BedendoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Maria Lucia O Souza-FormigoniDepartment of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. mlosformigoni@unifesp.br.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná · BRUniversity of York · GB

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2019/13281-4
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Abstract

backgroundTo develop prevention programs or early interventions to reduce alcohol consumption and related problems among college students, it is essential to understand their motivations for drinking and the spontaneous (effective and non-effective) strategies they employ to control, considering the social and cultural contexts influence. This study aimed to explore these factors and the student's application of selfcare in different situations and environments, as well as to identify their reasons for not drinking.

methodsThe students were invited to participate using a snowball sampling, up to the theoretical saturation point. Qualitative individual semi-structured interviews were carried out and the interviews contents were analyzed using the NVivo software. The participants were 23 college students between 18 and 24 years old, with diverse patterns of alcohol use (low-risk to suggestive of dependence).

resultsData analysis highlighted three main themes: (a) Contexts (such as bars, "open bar" parties and others) and consumption patterns; (b) Protective Strategies (such as stop-drinking intervals, eating before or during drinking, returning home in the company of a friend); (c) Motivations to control drinking (such as sense of responsibility, bad previous experiences, family and religious issues). Protective strategies and motivation to control drinking were perceived to be less prominent in specific contexts that favor high alcohol consumption, as open bar parties.

conclusionsMotivations and protective strategies varied according to the drinkers' profile, social situations and settings in which they consumed alcohol. The results highlight the need for preventive interventions planned for specific drinking patterns and contexts.

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Alcohol Drinking in CollegeMotivationAdolescentAdultAlcohol DrinkingBrazilHumansSocial BehaviorStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultAlcohol consumptionCollege StudentsMotivationsProtective behavioral strategiesSelf-care

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