@article{ref1,
title="Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: a pilot ecological momentary assessment study",
journal="Drug and alcohol review",
year="2023",
author="Pennay, Amy and Van Egmond, Kelly and Anderson-Luxford, Dan and Wright, Cassandra J. C. and Caluzzi, Gabriel and Livingston, Michael and Dickson, Geoff and Nicholson, Matthew and Kuntsche, Emmanuel",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to: (i) determine the feasibility of using ecological momentary assessment to collect data from Australian Football League (AFL) fans; (ii) explore pre-game, during-game and post-game consumption patterns of AFL fans; and (iii) explore the social and setting-related factors associated with risky single occasion drinking (5+ drinks) among AFL fans. <br><br>METHODS: Thirty-four participants completed up to 10 ecological momentary assessment surveys before, during and after 63 AFL games (n = 437 completed surveys). Surveys collected data about their drinking, and their social and environmental milieu (e.g., location, company). Binary logistic regression analyses clustered by participant identified which game-day characteristics were associated with higher odds of risky single occasion drinking. Significant differences between pre-game, during-game and post-game drinking on social and environmental factors were explored using pairwise comparisons. <br><br>RESULTS: Risky single occasion drinking was more likely when games began in the early-afternoon (1-3 pm) than late-afternoon (3-6 pm), when participants watched the game at a stadium or pub compared to home, and when participants watched the game with friends compared to family. Pre-drinking was more likely before night games and post-drinking was more likely after day games. Drinking during the game was heavier when watching the game at a pub and when watching with a combined group of friends and family. <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary findings suggest that social and contextual factors matter in the way alcohol is consumed while watching AFL games. These findings require further investigation in larger samples.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0959-5236",
doi="10.1111/dar.13706",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13706"
}