The influence of individual characteristics and social factors on not drinking alcohol during 'Dry January': results from a prospective study.

IF 2 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2026-05-01 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2026.2652425

Richard O de Visser, Annelien Esselink, Andrea D Rozema, Rob H L M Bovens, Richard Piper

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Abstract

Background: Many one-month alcohol-free challenges (AFCs) have been established to encourage and support lower alcohol intake. Completion of AFCs is known to be influenced by characteristics of individuals. This study explored the relative importance of individual characteristics compared to use of support provided by the AFC, and social factors including interactions with drinkers.

Methods: We conducted a prospective study with a one-month follow-up. The link to the online survey was sent to people who registered for 'the Dry January® challenge'. Baseline data were provided by 634 adults, of whom 410 (65%) completed the follow-up. The follow-up questionnaire assessed completion and collected qualitative data on suggested improvements to support for participants.

Results: In multivariate analysis, completing the AFC was predicted by: greater drink refusal self-efficacy; planning to stop drinking after the AFC; not living with other drinkers; and doing the AFC with others. In qualitative analysis, many suggestions for improving support for participants focused on the social impacts of AFC participation.

Discussion: A novel contribution made by this study was identifying the importance of the social contexts in which individuals undertake AFCs. Organisers of AFCs should be aware of the influence of both individual and social factors, and tailor support accordingly.

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个人特征和社会因素对“一月戒酒”期间不饮酒的影响：一项前瞻性研究的结果。

背景：许多一个月无酒精挑战（afc）已经建立，以鼓励和支持低酒精摄入量。已知afc的完成受个体特征的影响。这项研究探讨了与使用AFC提供的支持和社会因素（包括与饮酒者的互动）相比，个人特征的相对重要性。方法：采用前瞻性研究，随访1个月。在线调查的链接被发送给注册“一月戒酒®挑战”的人。基线数据由634名成年人提供，其中410名（65%）完成了随访。随访问卷评估完成情况，并收集关于建议改进的定性数据，以支持参与者。结果：在多变量分析中，完成AFC的预测因素为：拒绝饮酒自我效能感增强；计划在亚足联结束后戒酒；不与其他饮酒者同住；和其他人一起做AFC。在定性分析中，许多改善对参与者支持的建议侧重于亚足联参与的社会影响。讨论：本研究的一个新贡献是确定了个人进行afc的社会背景的重要性。亚足联的组织者应该意识到个人和社会因素的影响，并相应地提供相应的支持。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.