A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption (2021)

Cooke, R., Conroy, D., Davies, E. L., Hagger, M. S., & de Visser, R. O. (2021). Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption. In R. Cooke, D. Conroy, E. L. Davies, M. S. Hagger, & R. O. de Visser (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption (pp. 1-22). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66941-6_1

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Cooke, Richard; Conroy, Dominic; Davies, Emma Louise; Hagger, Martin S.; de Visser, Richard O.

Parent publication: The Palgrave Handbook of Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption

Parent publication editors: Cooke, Richard; Conroy, Dominic; Davies, Emma Louise; Hagger, Martin S.; de Visser, Richard O.

ISBN: 978-3-030-66940-9

eISBN: 978-3-030-66941-6

Publication year: 2021

Pages range: 1-22

Number of pages in the book: 583

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Place of Publication: Cham

Publication country: Switzerland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66941-6_1

Publication open access: Not open

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Abstract

This chapter provides an introduction to the Handbook, setting the scene for the subsequent chapters by covering several key topics in psychological research on alcohol consumption, such as why do people drink alcohol, how drinking patterns are defined (e.g., heavy episodic drinking, low-risk drinking), and how do governments and health agencies encourage performance of low-risk drinking. The chapter goes on to discuss issues of definition and measurement of alcohol consumption in psychological research studies, beginning with a focus on limitations with self-report measures used in most studies, before a brief discussion of alternative (biological measures, observation) methods to measure consumption. The chapter ends by introducing the five sections that comprise the book.

Keywords: alcohol (beverage); alcohol use; drinking habits; drinking culture; alcohol policy; public health; health behaviour; health psychology

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2021

JUFO rating: 3