Palmer Blake, Desbrow Ben, Irwin Christopher
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
Nutr Health. 2025 Sep;31(3):1263-1270. doi: 10.1177/02601060241296168. Epub 2024 Dec 18.
Young Australian drinkers (aged 18-24 years) are more likely to consume alcohol at risky levels than any other age group. The increased availability and diversity of low alcohol beverages (LAB)s available to Australian consumers presents an opportunity for young drinkers to moderate their drinking behaviours. To explore young risky drinkers' awareness, perceptions and behaviours towards LAB products. A cross-sectional online survey of 159 young Australian risky drinkers aged 18-24 years. Demographic information, LAB awareness, previous consumption and perceptions of LABs reducing alcohol consumption were captured. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's chi-squared analyses and binomial logistic regression were used to explore data. Overall, 51% of respondents had previously consumed LABs, with most doing so on a few occasions. The choice to consume LABs was influenced by factors including friend and family influence (28%), curiosity (28%) and the purposeful intent to reduce alcohol intake (27%). In contrast, factors preventing the consumption of LABs included individuals' intent to get drunk (58%), a lack of consideration of LABs (49%) and the perception that higher strength beverages were more desirable (35%). The majority of respondents (63%) agreed that LAB products would assist them and their peers to moderate alcohol consumption behaviours. The majority of young risky drinkers surveyed have consumed LAB products on a limited number of occasions or not at all. There are several factors likely preventing greater uptake of these products. Further work is required to explore whether greater exposure to the diversity of LAB products can moderate alcohol consumption behaviours.
澳大利亚年轻饮酒者（18至24岁）比其他任何年龄组更有可能以危险水平饮酒。澳大利亚消费者可获得的低酒精饮料（LAB）种类增加且多样，这为年轻饮酒者提供了一个适度饮酒行为的机会。为了探究年轻的危险饮酒者对LAB产品的认知、看法和行为。对159名年龄在18至24岁的澳大利亚年轻危险饮酒者进行了横断面在线调查。收集了人口统计学信息、对LAB的认知、之前的消费情况以及对LAB减少酒精消费的看法。使用描述性统计、皮尔逊卡方分析和二项逻辑回归来探究数据。总体而言，51%的受访者之前饮用过LAB，大多数人只是偶尔饮用。饮用LAB的选择受到多种因素影响，包括朋友和家人的影响（28%）、好奇心（28%）以及有意减少酒精摄入量（27%）。相比之下，阻碍饮用LAB的因素包括个人想要喝醉的意图（58%）、未考虑LAB（49%）以及认为酒精度数更高的饮料更受欢迎（35%）。大多数受访者（63%）同意LAB产品会帮助他们及同龄人适度饮酒行为。大多数接受调查的年轻危险饮酒者只是偶尔饮用LAB产品或根本未饮用过。有几个因素可能阻碍了这些产品的更多使用。需要进一步开展工作来探究更多接触LAB产品的多样性是否能够适度饮酒行为。
