"As long as it doesn't spill over into class": harms arising from students` alcohol use, and the role of policy in reducing them
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01/02/2003
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While there is considerable evidence about the prevalence of student alcohol use, little empirical work has examined the range and level of exposure to alcohol-related risks facing student populations, and the views of key stakeholders about these. This study was conducted at a large multi-campus university in order to gauge the scale and severity of students’ alcohol-related problems, and ways in which these may be mitigated. Student perspectives on campus based policy making with respect to alcohol were also canvassed. This study utilised a range of evaluative instruments, including standardised questionnaire protocols, structured interviews and focus groups. Data gained from students showed a large level of exposure to alcohol-related harm, and staff informants reported student harms such as drink-driving, interpersonal aggression, social nuisance, inadequate security, sexually risky behaviour, and physical malaise. As a group, students seem receptive to campus-based policies that have a harm reduction focus, but are less supportive of institutionalised measures aimed at the student body. Given the divergence of views about the harms arising from student drinking, and a general repudiation of institutional policy measures which may lessen these, the development of harm-reducing policy on alcohol remains challenging.<br /> |
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eng |
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Elsevier BV |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30008603/n20030485.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0955-3959(02)00198-6 |
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2002, Elsevier Science B.V |
Palavras-Chave | #University students #Alcohol #Policy #Harm reduction |
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Journal Article |