Abstract

PEREIRA DE ARAUJO SOUSA, Kairon; DE MEDEIROS, Emerson Diógenes; FERNANDES DE ARAUJO, Ludgleydson  and  PEREIRA BELO, Raquel. Social representations of alcohol among Brazilian university students. Psicol. Conoc. Soc. [online]. 2019, vol.9, n.1, pp.161-181.  Epub June 01, 2019. ISSN 1688-7026.  https://doi.org/10.26864/pcs.v9.n1.2.

This research aimed to identify the social representations of university students of a public Higher Education Institution (HEI) located in the XX state, Brazil, about alcohol. 100 students participated in the study with active enrollment in this institution. The Teste de Associação Livre de Palavras (TALP) and questionnaires were used. For the data analysis, we used the IBM SPSS, version 21, and the Technique of Semantic Networks. The results showed differences between university students who do not consume alcohol and those who use the substance in the way they represent alcohol. The first group objected alcohol consumption emphasizing the psychosocial problems resulting from its consumption, while the second group portrays the pleasurable sensations provided by the use of the alcoholic beverage. It is concluded that these representations have repercussions on the relationship of these young women with alcohol, guiding their behavior regarding the use of the substance or not.

Keywords : Alcohol; university students; women; social representations.

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