'Drinking is our modern way of bonding': Young people's beliefs about interventions to encourage moderate drinking

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1460-1480

  de Visser, Richard O ^a   Wheeler, Zoe ^a   Abraham, Charles ^b   Smith, Jonathan A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; gender; intervention; qualitative; young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887102749     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2013.828293     Document Type: Article

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