A Mixed-Methods Examination of Language Used by College Students to Describe Alcohol Recovery

Autor/inn/en	Montes, Kevin S.; Dela Cruz, Margott; Vink, Limor H.; Jaime, Saray V.; Almeida, Bryan J.; Aguiluz, Denise Y.; Arca, Diorlene; Smith, Alicia M.; Kapila-Ramirez, Anita; Figueroa-Sierra, Nicole C.; Infante, Gabriel
Titel	A Mixed-Methods Examination of Language Used by College Students to Describe Alcohol Recovery
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 50 (2023) 5, S.629-636 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Montes, Kevin S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/10901981231167903
Schlagwörter	College Students; Language Usage; Alcohol Abuse; Rehabilitation; Health Behavior; Social Influences; Risk Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Sprachgebrauch; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Sozialer Einfluss; Risikomanagement
Abstract	Given that approximately 5% of the U.S. population is currently attending college, research is needed to better understand the language that college students use to describe alcohol recovery regardless of their current drinking behavior. College student perceptions of alcohol recovery are important, given that students may experience an alcohol use disorder themselves or may encounter others with an alcohol use disorder. Research on college student perceptions of alcohol recovery in the literature is scarce but is needed to better understand the alcohol recovery process. The current mixed-methods study examines language that college students use to describe alcohol recovery based on findings from two focus group interviews. The focus groups were conducted with college students who reported using alcohol at least once in their lifetime. All participants (N = 18) were asked questions regarding language perceived to be associated with alcohol recovery. Data were examined within a thematic analysis framework. The three central themes related to alcohol recovery that emerged in the study were harm reduction--based recovery, abstinence-based recovery, and social correlates of recovery. College students rated the terms "recovered," "drinking reduction," and "sobriety" as being highly representative of being in recovery, whereas the terms "bars" and "light drinker" were identified as not being representative of recovery. A better understanding of these themes will help the field understand the language that college students use to describe alcohol recovery. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01