After 'Unit 1421': an exploratory study into female students' attitudes and behaviours towards binge drinking at Leeds University | Zendy

R. Carpenter | Zendy; Adelle Fishlock | Zendy; A. Mulroy | Zendy; Bernadette Oxley | Zendy; Kirsten Russell | Zendy; Charlotte Salter | Zendy; Nick Williams | Zendy; Catherine Heffernan | Zendy

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After 'Unit 1421': an exploratory study into female students' attitudes and behaviours towards binge drinking at Leeds University

Author(s) -

R. Carpenter,

Adelle Fishlock,

A. Mulroy,

Bernadette Oxley,

Kirsten Russell,

Charlotte Salter,

Nick Williams,

Catherine Heffernan

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdm083

Subject(s) - binge drinking , context (archaeology) , psychology , focus group , exploratory research , unit (ring theory) , social psychology , medicine , environmental health , poison control , suicide prevention , sociology , geography , social science , mathematics education , archaeology , anthropology

Binge drinking has been highlighted as a growing problem in the UK, particularly amongst females aged 18-25 years. University of Leeds is situated within a population that has one of the highest reported statistics of binge drinking in the UK. In September 2006, the 'Unit 1421' campaign was launched at University of Leeds with the aim to promoted sensible drinking amongst students. The aim of this study is to explore female perspectives on binge drinking and on 'Unit 1421' campaign in the University of Leeds.

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