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Questions/instructions:
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responses 2006 ('02) |
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| y8 |
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1. Why do some people drink alcohol? |
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addiction |
14 (18) |
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enjoyment (to feel good, like it,
want to, tastes good) |
66 (71) |
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relaxation (to feel more relaxed,
to help you relax, relieve stress) |
24 (16) |
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to perform better socially |
6 (13) |
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social pressures/patterns |
32 (38) |
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escape/oblivion (to blot out unpleasant feelings/thoughts, to get drunk/wasted/out of it) |
24 (18) |
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| 2. Write down the risks or dangers from drinking too much alcohol. | |||||||||||
| Short-term to person: |
drunk (loss of control e.g. fighting) |
42 (39) |
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hangover |
13 (9) |
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vomiting |
13 (9) |
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doing “silly” things (embarrassment at what is said or done, shamed by peers, not serious, life-threatening behaviour) |
23 (21) |
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| Long-term to person: |
damage to body organs, memory loss,
alcoholic poisoning, unconsciousness |
48 (41) |
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addiction/alcoholism |
9 (8) |
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damaged relationships, family rows |
2 (2) |
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injury/death |
40 (41) |
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legal consequences, police contact |
7 (8) |
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loss of income/employment |
1 (2) |
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| Consequences for other people/society: | physical injury of other people,
violence, killing someone, spiking drinks,
non-specific abuse, harm to unborn child |
23 (24) |
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emotional hurt of other people |
3 (5) |
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property damage |
0 (1) |
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drink-driving (not specific) – car crash,
no injury to others |
30 (48) |
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sexual activity |
1 (2) |
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Total
score: |
6–21 |
13 (20) |
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5 |
24 (22) |
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4 |
35 (29) |
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3 |
20 (21) |
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0–2 |
8 (8) |
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| Subgroup Analysis: |
Year 8 |
| Commentary: |
| Year 8 students generally showed very limited awareness of the negative social consequences associated with drinking too much alcohol. There were no significant subgroup differences and little change from 2002 to 2006. |
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