Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study

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-r...

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Main Authors: Pennay, A., van Egmond, K., Anderson-Luxford, D., Wright, C.J.C., Caluzzi, G., Livingston, Michael, Dickson, G., Nicholson, M., Kuntsche, E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT210100656
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96270
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author Pennay, A.
van Egmond, K.
Anderson-Luxford, D.
Wright, C.J.C.
Caluzzi, G.
Livingston, Michael
Dickson, G.
Nicholson, M.
Kuntsche, E.
author_facet Pennay, A.
van Egmond, K.
Anderson-Luxford, D.
Wright, C.J.C.
Caluzzi, G.
Livingston, Michael
Dickson, G.
Nicholson, M.
Kuntsche, E.
author_sort Pennay, A.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description 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. 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. 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. 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.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-962702024-11-19T03:17:40Z Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study Pennay, A. van Egmond, K. Anderson-Luxford, D. Wright, C.J.C. Caluzzi, G. Livingston, Michael Dickson, G. Nicholson, M. Kuntsche, E. Australian Football League alcohol ecological momentary assessment heavy drinking sport Humans Australia Ecological Momentary Assessment Surveys and Questionnaires Alcohol Drinking Team Sports Humans Alcohol Drinking Australia Surveys and Questionnaires Ecological Momentary Assessment Team Sports 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. 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. 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. 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. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96270 10.1111/dar.13706 eng http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT210100656 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Australian Football League
alcohol
ecological momentary assessment
heavy drinking
sport
Humans
Australia
Ecological Momentary Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Alcohol Drinking
Team Sports
Humans
Alcohol Drinking
Australia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Ecological Momentary Assessment
Team Sports
Pennay, A.
van Egmond, K.
Anderson-Luxford, D.
Wright, C.J.C.
Caluzzi, G.
Livingston, Michael
Dickson, G.
Nicholson, M.
Kuntsche, E.
Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study
title Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study
title_full Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study
title_fullStr Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study
title_full_unstemmed Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study
title_short Social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching Australian Football League games: A pilot ecological momentary assessment study
title_sort social and contextual factors associated with drinking before, during and after watching australian football league games: a pilot ecological momentary assessment study
topic Australian Football League
alcohol
ecological momentary assessment
heavy drinking
sport
Humans
Australia
Ecological Momentary Assessment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Alcohol Drinking
Team Sports
Humans
Alcohol Drinking
Australia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Ecological Momentary Assessment
Team Sports
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT210100656
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96270