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Underage 'risky' Drinking: Motivations and Outcomes by Lester Coleman, Suzanne Cater (Paperback, 2005)

Drawing on interviews and focus group discussions with young people, this topical report explores the motivations, values and meanings that underage young people (aged 14 to 17 years) ascribe to heavy single-session drinking in unsupervised locations. It considers the social and health-related behaviours, including additional risk-taking behaviours, that may be associated with such drinking and examines how behaviour differs among contrasting groups of young people according to their age, gender, ethnicity, socio-ecomic status and rural or urban residence. The study identifies that those at the younger end of the group are at greatest risk from the effects of binge-drinking, and are naive about the effects of drinking. The authors suggest how practitioners and policy makers might address the problems associated with underage drinking. They also highlight the need for the delivery of harm-minimisation messages to young people in order to reduce the short- and long-term effects of binge-drinking, including alcohol problems in later life. Underage 'risky' drinking offers the latest evidence about young people's drinking habits and related behaviour and highlights areas for further research. It also guides future practice and provides a forum for discussion and debate with young people using real-life examples.

Place of Publication
York
Series Title
Drugs and Alcohol Research Programme S.
Author Biography
Dr Lester Coleman is a Principal Research Officer / Research Manager at the Trust for the Study of Adolescence. His main area of research is the health of young people, with particular interest and experience centred around sexual health, substance misuse, and risk-taking behaviour. Recent publications include Young people's intentions and use of condoms: qualitative findings from a longitudinal study (2001) Health Education Journal, 60: 205-220 and New opportunities for reducing the risk from teenage pregnancy - what is the evidence base for tacking risk behaviours in combination? (2002) Health, Risk and Society, 4: 77-93. Suzanne Cater is a Research Officer at the Trust for the Study of Adolescence. Her main area of interest is young people's health with experience in undertaking qualitative research about issues that affect young people.
Out-Of-Print Date
07/12/2011
Date of Publication
02/02/2005
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Social Issues, Services & Welfare

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