There has been growing academic interest in “drinking cultures” as targets of investigation
and intervention, driven often by policy discourse about “changing the drinking culture”. In …

This article applies the stress process model to navigate and evaluate the familial norms
embodied in the East Asian culture, grounded on Confucianist principles, in terms of its …

Problematic gaming has emerged as a contemporary concern, leading to the introduction of
the diagnostic term 'Internet Gaming Disorder'(IGD; American Psychiatric Association). The …

Binge drinking in adolescents is a worldwide public healthcare problem. The aim of this
study was to explore the perceptions about determinants of binge drinking in Spanish …

The use of a standard definition of 'binge drinking'can potentially offer the advantage of
'objectifying'the concept of excessive drinking. Nevertheless, the term has become …

The study applies the concept of boundary work, as developed by Lamont and Molnár to
analyze how young people perceive adult drinking. It is based on eight focus groups …

Aims: We review literature and use existing quantitative and qualitative data to examine
direct and indirect pressures to drink more, particularly among heavy drinking adults …

Wine consumption is affected by intertwined needs generated by factors such as production
and marketing methods, as well as by the individual's desire for social differentiation in a …

Alcohol researchers have debated whether increased globalisation has reduced national
differences in alcohol consumption and thus made alcohol cultures more similar. Building on …

Background: The treatment of alcohol abusers in different cultural contexts does not depend
only on the methods used but also on the ways in which treatment providers perceive the …