‘They’re like little police’: How has COVID-19 changed how children see alcohol?

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-11-10 03:00

Australia; VIC

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Children as young as two begin to learn about alcohol and the social rules around drinking, according to Australian researchers. A study interviewing 30 Australian parents or carers of children aged 4-12 aimed to gather data on how the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 changed the way children were exposed to alcohol. The researchers say children went into lockdown already understanding some of the boundaries and impacts of alcohol consumption, but lockdown may have increased their exposure to alcohol as their parents brought more drinking events into the home.

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Organisation/s: La Trobe University

Funder: This project was completed with the assistance of a La Trobe University Social Research Platform Grant. The Centre for Alcohol Policy Research receives core funding from the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education. The authors thank the participants who so generously gave their time, insights and experiences, and Dr Sarah Callinan for her help and support with the original survey. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 46th annual Kettil Bruun Society meeting. This work was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship awarded to MC. AP is supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE190101074).

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