%0 Journal Article
%T Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: a pilot ecological momentary assessment study
%J Drug and alcohol review
%D 2023
%A Pennay, Amy
%A Van Egmond, Kelly
%A Anderson-Luxford, Dan
%A Wright, Cassandra J. C.
%A Caluzzi, Gabriel
%A Livingston, Michael
%A Dickson, Geoff
%A Nicholson, Matthew
%A Kuntsche, Emmanuel
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X 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>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0959-5236
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13706