Background Peer pressure to drink alcohol may influence excessive alcohol consumption,
which can have adverse impacts on health and wellbeing. While peer pressure to drink …

Non-drinkers make up a growing proportion of young adults in many countries. Perhaps
mirroring this, academic research focused on non-drinkers is an emerging field of work …

Excessive alcohol consumption has been consistently linked to depression. This study,
utilizing nationwide samples from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination …

Following Scott's recent sociology of nothing, we focus on the process of non-identification,
wherein young adults seek to manage the risk of being marked by their non-participation in …

Abstract Background The proportion of Australians who choose not to drink alcohol has
increased in recent years; yet, non-drinkers report experiences of stigma and judgement …

Belonging is multidimensional, personal and geographical in nature. Establishing a sense of
belonging benefits students and institutions. This study sought to explore aspects of …

Introduction: Research implicates social isolation as a risk factor for problematic alcohol use.
However, no known research examines the role that a specific type of social isolation …

Background People should be able to quit or moderate their drinking without negative social
consequences, but studies have shown how nondrinkers often face pressure and negative …

Individuals abstaining from alcohol consumption frequently find themselves in contexts
encouraging consumption, with limited alternative social interaction opportunities …

Studies that have examined young people's drinking behaviour, particularly how they
abstain from alcohol or drink lightly and their motivations, have focused on Western contexts …