Meet us where we are: non-Indigenous young peoples’ ideas on how to reduce alcohol-related harm in Mparntwe (Alice Springs)

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI:10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100100

Timothy A. Carey , Mikaela Cibich , Margaret Carey , Sonia Hines

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Abstract

Objective

This research sought to understand the strategies young people in a remote central Australian town believed would reduce alcohol-related harms amongst their peers.

Methods

A total of 38 non-Indigenous residents of Mparntwe (Alice Springs), aged between 14 and 18 years, participated in focus groups at their school. Participants discussed strategies they thought would reduce alcohol-related harms among people their age. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Participants suggested that young peoples’ drinking behaviour developed with peers. Through social learning in peer groups, drinking alcohol was perceived as fun and normal. Participants indicated a willingness to learn about strategies to stay safe around alcohol. Their ideas for doing so reflected their existing social methods of learning about alcohol: having comfortable conversations and storytelling with a small group of peers and a relatable role model.

Conclusions

Young residents of Mparntwe (Alice Springs) advised that alcohol-related harm reduction strategies would be most effective if focussed on safety, rather than abstinence, and applied social-learning strategies.

Implications for Public Health

Young people value their burgeoning self-determination. Youth health interventions must engage youth in intervention co-design and aim to assist young people to make safer decisions, rather than making decisions on their behalf.

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在我们所处的地方与我们见面:非土著青年关于如何减少姆帕恩特威(艾丽斯斯普林斯)与酒精有关的伤害的想法。

目的:本研究旨在了解澳大利亚中部偏远城镇的年轻人认为可以减少同龄人中与酒精相关的危害的策略。方法:共有38名年龄在14 - 18岁的Mparntwe (Alice Springs)非土著居民在他们的学校参加焦点小组。参与者讨论了他们认为可以减少与酒精有关的危害的策略。采用专题分析对数据进行分析。结果:参与者认为，年轻人的饮酒行为是与同龄人一起形成的。通过同辈群体的社会学习，喝酒被认为是有趣和正常的。参与者表示愿意学习在酒精环境下保持安全的策略。他们这样做的想法反映了他们现有的学习酒精的社交方法:与一小群同龄人和一个相关的榜样进行轻松的交谈和讲故事。结论:Mparntwe (Alice Springs)的年轻居民建议，如果将重点放在安全而不是戒酒上，并应用社会学习策略，那么减少酒精相关危害的策略将是最有效的。对公共卫生的影响:年轻人重视他们迅速发展的自决。青年健康干预措施必须让青年参与干预措施的共同设计，旨在帮助青年作出更安全的决定，而不是代表他们作出决定。

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Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

5.70%

发文量

121

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) is concerned with public health issues. The research reported includes formal epidemiological inquiries into the correlates and causes of diseases and health-related behaviour, analyses of public policy affecting health and disease, and detailed studies of the cultures and social structures within which health and illness exist. The Journal is multidisciplinary and aims to publish methodologically sound research from any of the academic disciplines that constitute public health.