Constructions of alcohol consumption by non-problematised middle-aged drinkers: a qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current research into alcohol consumption focuses predominantly on problematic drinkers and populations considered likely to engage in risky behaviours. Middle-aged drinkers are an under-researched group, despite emerging evidence that their regular drinking patterns may carry some risk.

Methods

We searched Scopus, Ovid Medline, and Ovid PsycInfo for peer-reviewed, English-language publications appearing prior to 31 December 2015 and relating to the construction of alcohol consumption by middle-aged non-problematised drinkers. Thirteen papers were included in our thematic analysis.

Results

Middle-aged non-problematised drinkers constructed their drinking practices by creating a narrative of normative drinking via discourses of gender, identity, play, and le

SUBMITTER: Muhlack E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142397 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature