Cultural background and drinking patterns in problem drinkers in Northern Norway
Abstract It was hypothesized that drinking patterns, treatment goals and psycho‐social consequences of drinking (as measured by the MAST) would be different in Saami (‘Lapp’) and Norwegian in‐patient problem drinkers, due to differences in cultural background. Drinking patterns and treatment goals d...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb01630.x 2024-06-02T08:12:05+00:00 Cultural background and drinking patterns in problem drinkers in Northern Norway LARSEN, SVEIN NERGÅRD, RAGNHILD 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb01630.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1360-0443.1990.tb01630.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb01630.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor British Journal of Addiction volume 85, issue 11, page 1469-1473 ISSN 0952-0481 2056-5178 journal-article 1990 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb01630.x 2024-05-03T10:40:18Z Abstract It was hypothesized that drinking patterns, treatment goals and psycho‐social consequences of drinking (as measured by the MAST) would be different in Saami (‘Lapp’) and Norwegian in‐patient problem drinkers, due to differences in cultural background. Drinking patterns and treatment goals differed significantly, implying that Saami clients demonstrated a more periodic drinking pattern and, to a smaller extent, tended to prefer total abstinence or a large reduction in alcohol consumption as their treatment goal compared to Norwegian clients. Furthermore, the Saami clients obtained significantly lower scores on the MAST than the Norwegian clients. No differences in degree of physical dependence and self‐reported alcohol consumption were observed. These findings indicate that the drinking culture in the two groups is different. Furthermore, the results imply that the MAST yields different problem scores in Saami and Norwegian clients, probably due to differences in ways of living in the two ethnic groups. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway saami Wiley Online Library Norway Addiction 85 11 1469 1473 |
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Abstract It was hypothesized that drinking patterns, treatment goals and psycho‐social consequences of drinking (as measured by the MAST) would be different in Saami (‘Lapp’) and Norwegian in‐patient problem drinkers, due to differences in cultural background. Drinking patterns and treatment goals differed significantly, implying that Saami clients demonstrated a more periodic drinking pattern and, to a smaller extent, tended to prefer total abstinence or a large reduction in alcohol consumption as their treatment goal compared to Norwegian clients. Furthermore, the Saami clients obtained significantly lower scores on the MAST than the Norwegian clients. No differences in degree of physical dependence and self‐reported alcohol consumption were observed. These findings indicate that the drinking culture in the two groups is different. Furthermore, the results imply that the MAST yields different problem scores in Saami and Norwegian clients, probably due to differences in ways of living in the two ethnic groups. |
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Cultural background and drinking patterns in problem drinkers in Northern Norway |
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Cultural background and drinking patterns in problem drinkers in Northern Norway |
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Cultural background and drinking patterns in problem drinkers in Northern Norway |
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Cultural background and drinking patterns in problem drinkers in Northern Norway |
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cultural background and drinking patterns in problem drinkers in northern norway |
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