Why Are Teenagers Saying No to Alcohol? — Striking differences in th |
A study from the University of Otago in New Zealand suggests that significant changes in high school students’ social habits, such as increased online interactions, may be contributing to a dramatic decline in youth alcohol consumption over the last 20 years.
By contrast, only one of the Year 10 students interviewed last year reported drinking alcohol socially. “Parties used to enable young people to expand their social circle, meet potential romantic partners, or take an existing friendship to a romantic or sexual level. Now adolescents can expand their social circle, meet potential romantic partners, and try on a more flirtatious and confident persona – all without leaving the house.”“Twenty years ago, Year 10 students described a social hierarchy, with early adopters of alcohol at the top and non-drinking ‘nerds’ at the bottom.
Some contemporary adolescents regarded drinking or a party lifestyle as a risk to their personal ambitions and an unproductive use of time and money. “Many mentioned the long-term health risks associated with alcohol, including cancer, liver damage, and the impact of substance use on brain development.”“Today’s youth are more likely to regard drinking as a high-risk activity with few benefits, while in the past, not drinking alcohol was socially risky.”
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