title: Binge-drinking in Britain as a social and cultural phenomenon: the development of a grounded theoretical model.
abstract: Techniques and procedures of Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory were used to develop a conditional matrix on binge-drinking in Britain, reflecting data of 32 participants, aged between 22 and 58. The core category was 'binge-drinking as a social and cultural phenomenon'. Results show the value of binge-drinking as an enjoyable way of socializing and counter-balancing the demands of daily hassles and routines. Intervening and contextual factors indicate fluctuations in binge-drinking behaviour and the social and cultural constraints that may operate, such as 'no drink-driving', 'not when the next day is a work day' and 'not on one's own'.
authors.affiliation: University of Teesside, School of Social Sciences and Law, Middlesbrough, UK. a.van-wersch@tees.ac.uk
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Wersch
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult