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Title: | How preferences for volume-based promotions differ between at-risk and non-problem female drinkers | Contributor(s): | Trawley, Steven L (author); Bhullar, Navjot (author) ; Jones, Sandra C (author) | Publication Date: | 2017 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.05.004 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21249 | Abstract: | Background: Previous work has indicated that volume-based promotions encourage greater alcohol consumption. We report on a novel experimental approach that examined whether volume-based promotions, such as "Buy 1 Get 1 Free", were selected more frequently than a simple 50% price discount among a sample of young adults who were differentiated by their levels of alcohol use. Methods: 90 female university students took part in an online survey where they were asked to select either a volume- or price-based deal for alcohol or non-alcohol products. All participants were grouped as either non-problem drinkers or at-risk drinkers based on their response to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). For both product types, all decisions were collapsed into a simple binary outcome variable that indicated whether they preferred volume-based products or not. Chi-squared tests and logistic regression were run to assess the differences in preference for volume-based promotions between the two alcohol groups, for both alcohol and non-alcohol products. Results: Participants who were identified for at-risk drinking were significantly more likely to express a preference for volume-based alcohol offers than non-problem drinkers. In contrast, no significant difference was observed for non-alcohol products. Conclusion: This result provides the first insight on the possible differential preference for volume-based alcohol promotions between non-problem and at-risk drinkers. This work, and future studies will contribute to the development of policies regarding the regulation of promotions that are likely to have a greater appeal to at-risk drinkers. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Drug Policy, v.45, p. 42-45 | Publisher: | Elsevier BV | Place of Publication: | Netherlands | ISSN: | 1873-4758 0955-3959 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 150502 Marketing Communications 170113 Social and Community Psychology |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 350604 Marketing communications | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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