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    Attitudinal factors associated with drink counting

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    Authors
    Booth, Leon
    Jongenelis, Michelle
    Drane, Cathy
    Miller, P.G.
    Chikritzhs, Tanya
    Hasking, Penelope
    Hastings, G.
    Thorn, M.
    Pettigrew, Simone
    Date
    2021
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Booth, L. and Jongenelis, M.I. and Drane, C. and Miller, P.G. and Chikritzhs, T. and Hasking, P. and Hastings, G. et al. 2021. Attitudinal factors associated with drink counting. Drug and Alcohol Review.
    Source Title
    Drug and Alcohol Review
    DOI
    10.1111/dar.13277
    ISSN
    0959-5236
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    Faculty of Business and Law
    School
    Curtin School of Population Health
    School of Psychology
    School of Management and Marketing
    EnAble Institute
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1142620
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    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Booth, L., Jongenelis, M.I., Drane, C., Miller, P.G., Chikritzhs, T., Hasking, P., Hastings, G., Thorn, M. and Pettigrew, S. (2021), Attitudinal factors associated with drink counting. Drug Alcohol Rev., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13277. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83607
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Introduction: ‘Count your drinks’ is a protective behavioural strategy (PBS) that has been found to be effective in reducing alcohol consumption. Previous research has shown that females, older people and low-risk drinkers are more likely to use this strategy, but little is known about the attitudinal factors associated with engaging in drink counting. This information is important for developing effective interventions to encourage use of this PBS. The aim of this paper was to assess whether the following attitudinal factors are associated with frequency of enactment of the ‘Count your drinks’ PBS: (i) perceived ease of use; (ii) perceived effectiveness; (iii) personal relevance; and (iv) believability. Methods: A total of 683 Australian drinkers completed an online survey assessing demographic variables, alcohol consumption, frequency of drink counting and attitudes to the ‘Count your drinks’ PBS. A hierarchical regression analysis was used to determine whether the attitudinal factors were associated with frequency of enactment after controlling for demographic and alcohol-related factors. Results: Attitudes to the ‘Count your drinks’ PBS accounted for 28% of the variance in reported frequency of drink counting. Perceptions of personal relevance, ease of use and effectiveness were found to be significantly associated with frequency of enactment. Discussion and Conclusions: Interventions designed to encourage drinkers to count their drinks should aim to increase the perceived personal relevance, ease of use and effectiveness of this strategy.

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