I am going to make the most out of it! Italian university Credit Mobility Students' social representations of alcohol use during study abroad experiences

Aresi, Giovanni, Fattori, Francesco, Pozzi, Maura and Moore, Simon Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-4705 2018. I am going to make the most out of it! Italian university Credit Mobility Students' social representations of alcohol use during study abroad experiences. Journal of Health Psychology 23 (13) , pp. 1649-1568. 10.1177/1359105316666658

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Abstract

The aim was to explore shared representations of alcohol use in students who were to travel abroad to study. Focus group data from Italian students (N = 69) were collected. Analyses used Grounded Theory Methodology and were informed by the four key components of Social Representation Theory (cognition, emotion, attitude and behavioural intentions). The study abroad experience was described as one that would involve an increase in alcohol consumption compared to pre-departure levels. Reasons given included greater social and leisure opportunities involving alcohol, reduced social control and features of the host country environment. Opportunities to intervene and address risky alcohol use in this group are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry
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Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1359-1053
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 July 2016
Date of Acceptance:	22 July 2016
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2024 23:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/93269

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