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dc.contributor.authorLi, Jessicaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorLovatt, Melanieen_UK
dc.contributor.authorEadie, Douglasen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDobbie, Fionaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMeier, Petraen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHolmes, Johnen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHastings, Gerarden_UK
dc.contributor.authorMacKintosh, Anne Marieen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-20T01:44:36Z-
dc.date.available2017-04-20T01:44:36Z-
dc.date.issued2017-03en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/24931-
dc.description.abstractThe harmful effects of heavy drinking on health have been widely reported, yet public opinion on governmental responsibility for alcohol control remains divided. This study examines UK public attitudes towards alcohol policies, identifies underlying dimensions that inform these, and relationships with perceived effectiveness. A cross-sectional mixed methods study involving a telephone survey of 3477 adult drinkers aged 16–65 and sixteen focus groups with 89 adult drinkers in Scotland and England was conducted between September 2012 and February 2013. Principal components analysis (PCA) was used to reduce twelve policy statements into underlying dimensions. These dimensions were used in linear regression models examining alcohol policy support by demographics, drinking behaviour and perceptions of UK drinking and government responsibility. Findings were supplemented with a thematic analysis of focus group transcripts. A majority of survey respondents supported all alcohol policies, although the level of support varied by type of policy. Greater enforcement of laws on under-age sales and more police patrolling the streets were strongly supported while support for pricing policies and restricting access to alcohol was more divided. PCA identified four main dimensions underlying support on policies: alcohol availability, provision of health information and treatment services, alcohol pricing, and greater law enforcement. Being female, older, a moderate drinker, and holding a belief that government should do more to reduce alcohol harms were associated with higher support on all policy dimensions. Focus group data revealed findings from the survey may have presented an overly positive level of support on all policies due to differences in perceived policy effectiveness. Perceived effectiveness can help inform underlying patterns of policy support and should be considered in conjunction with standard measures of support in future research on alcohol control policies.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.relationLi J, Lovatt M, Eadie D, Dobbie F, Meier P, Holmes J, Hastings G & MacKintosh AM (2017) Public attitudes towards alcohol control policies in Scotland and England: Results from a mixed-methods study. Social Science and Medicine, 177, pp. 177-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.01.037en_UK
dc.rights© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectUKen_UK
dc.subjectAlcoholen_UK
dc.subjectTelephone surveyen_UK
dc.subjectAlcohol policyen_UK
dc.subjectAlcohol policy attitudesen_UK
dc.subjectMixed-methodsen_UK
dc.titlePublic attitudes towards alcohol control policies in Scotland and England: Results from a mixed-methods studyen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.01.037en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid28171817en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleSocial Science and Medicineen_UK
dc.citation.issn0277-9536en_UK
dc.citation.issn0277-9536en_UK
dc.citation.volume177en_UK
dc.citation.spage177en_UK
dc.citation.epage189en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.contributor.funderMedical Research Councilen_UK
dc.author.emailmelanie.lovatt1@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date25/01/2017en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSociology, Social Policy & Criminologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Social Marketingen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000397552900020en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85012288969en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid536390en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-0185-6199en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-8294-8203en_UK
dc.date.accepted2017-01-22en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-01-22en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2017-02-06en_UK
dc.relation.funderprojectAlcohol Policy Interventions in Scotland and England: APISEen_UK
dc.relation.funderrefMR/J000523/1en_UK
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorLi, Jessica|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorLovatt, Melanie|0000-0002-0185-6199en_UK
local.rioxx.authorEadie, Douglas|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDobbie, Fiona|0000-0002-8294-8203en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMeier, Petra|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHolmes, John|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHastings, Gerard|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMacKintosh, Anne Marie|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectMR/J000523/1|Medical Research Council|http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2017-02-06en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2017-02-06|en_UK
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