The right place at the right time: the social contexts of combined alcohol and energy drink use Droste, Nic, Pennay, Amy E., Lubman, Dan I., Zinkiewicz, Lucille, Peacock, Amy and Miller, Peter 2016, The right place at the right time: the social contexts of combined alcohol and energy drink use, Drugs: education, prevention and policy, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 445-456, doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.06.016. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The right place at the right time: the social contexts of combined alcohol and energy drink use Author(s) Droste, Nic Pennay, Amy E. Lubman, Dan I. Zinkiewicz, Lucille orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-1673 Peacock, Amy Miller, Peter orcid.org/0000-0002-6896-5437 Journal name Drugs: education, prevention and policy Volume number 23 Issue number 6 Start page 445 End page 456 Total pages 12 Publisher Taylor and Francis Place of publication Abingdon, Eng. Publication date 2016 ISSN 0968-7637 1465-3370 Keyword(s) alcohol energy drinks decision-making identity Intoxication Licensed venues Nightlife Observational research Stimulants Summary Aims: Little is known about the social and functional aspects of alcohol mixed with energy drink(AmED) consumption. Using a functional substance use perspective and via the lens of socialidentity theory, this paper aims to explore the role of AmED consumption amongst the milieuof nightlife and party culture. Methods: Twenty-five regular AmED consumers aged 18–33participated in semi-structured interviews. Qualitative thematic analysis of transcripts wasundertaken, with a focus on the social contexts and perceived functions of AmED consumption,group dynamics and social identity. Findings: Three main themes were identified: (i) AmED usewas restricted to specific social contexts, (ii) AmED use performed a social function and(iii) AmED users identified with a coherent and consistent social identity. AmED use was almostexclusively reported to occur within group drinking scenarios at parties and licensed venues,particularly nightclubs. AmED users identified with a clear and consistent social identity thatwas distinct from other alcohol consumers, typified by gregarious and extroverted behaviour.AmED use was seen to facilitate these ideals and strengthen group cohesion in appropriatecontexts. Conclusions: Future efforts aiming to elicit changes in AmED consumption practices must account for the fundamental importance of social contexts to AmED use. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.06.016 Field of Research 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology 1117 Public Health And Health Services Socio Economic Objective 920414 Substance Abuse HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2016, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30082519 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 01 Apr 2016, 13:45:00 EST Sat, 02 Apr 2016, 04:00:28 EST Mon, 04 Apr 2016, 08:33:34 EST Fri, 19 Aug 2016, 06:10:17 EST Fri, 19 Aug 2016, 13:06:39 EST Fri, 19 Aug 2016, 13:09:09 EST Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 15:16:14 EST Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 15:18:24 EST Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 15:19:16 EST Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 15:19:49 EST Thu, 25 Aug 2016, 15:20:55 EST Wed, 11 Jan 2017, 09:44:51 EST Wed, 01 Feb 2017, 12:35:26 EST Wed, 01 Mar 2017, 07:53:48 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 6 times in TR Web of Science Cited 6 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 268 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 01 Apr 2016, 13:45:00 EST

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