Alcohol and drinking within the lives of midlife women: A meta-study systematic review

K Kersey, AC Lyons, F Hutton - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Background A range of societal changes have created positive and encouraging
environments for women's alcohol use. Within this context, in Western countries there is …

Performing solidarity? A scoping review of alcohol marketing to sexual and gender minorities

D Whiteley, D Rickards-Hill, E Dimova… - … , Prevention and Policy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Harmful alcohol use is more prevalent among sexual and gender minorities
(SGMs) than their cisgender/heterosexual counterparts. The reasons for this are complex …

Beyond 'drinking occasions': Examining complex changes in drinking practices during COVID‐19

G Caluzzi, A Pennay, AM Laslett… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction 'Drinking occasions' are commonly used to capture quantities of alcohol
consumed. Yet this standardised terminology brings with it numerous assumptions and …

'What makes up wine o'clock? Understanding social practices involved in alcohol use among women aged 40–65 years in Australia

CJC Wright, M Miller, E Kuntsche, S Kuntsche - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In the context of global declines in alcohol consumption, studies have recently
shown that middle-aged women's alcohol use has increased in the past decade. Limited …

Women, alcohol consumption and health promotion: the value of a critical realist approach

K Kersey, F Hutton, AC Lyons - Health Promotion International, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Research on women's drinking occurs in largely disparate disciplines—including public
health, health promotion, psychology, sociology, and cultural studies—and draws on …

The 'social worlds' concept: a useful tool for public health-oriented studies of drinking cultures

S MacLean, R Dwyer, A Pennay, M Savic… - Addiction Research & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Intervening in heavy drinking cultures within groups below the level of the population has
been under-utilized as a means of reducing alcohol-associated harms. We argue that the …

'I have a healthy relationship with alcohol': Australian midlife women, alcohol consumption and social class

B Lunnay, K Foley, SB Meyer, ER Miller… - Health promotion …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alcohol consumption by Australian women during midlife has been increasing. Health
promotion efforts to reduce alcohol consumption in order to reduce alcohol-related disease …

Place of alcohol in the 'wellness toolkits' of midlife women in different social classes: a qualitative study in South Australia

PR Ward, K Foley, SB Meyer, C Wilson… - Sociology of Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we explore how women in different social classes had differential access to
resources and services to enhance their 'wellness'—resulting in classed roles in alcohol …

Through the wine glass: how biographical midlife transitions and women's affective interpretations interact with alcohol consumption

B Lunnay, J Seymour, K Foley, C Musolino… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Women during midlife are consuming larger quantities of alcohol than any other
age group of women and any other generation of midlife women previously. This is …

Home drinking practices among middle‐class adults in midlife during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Material ubiquity, automatic routines and embodied states

AC Lyons, J Young, D Blake, P Evans… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Harmful drinking is increasing among mid‐life adults. Using social practice
theory, this research investigated the knowledge, actions, materials, places and …