Curbing Adolescents’ Risky ‘Drinking’ Behavior with Authenticity

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dc.contributor.authorHess A
dc.contributor.authorDodds S
dc.contributor.authorJaud D
dc.contributor.authorGarnier C
dc.contributor.authorGergaud O
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-09T22:33:05Z
dc.date.available2024-10-09T22:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-08
dc.description.abstractAdolescents’ risky drinking behavior continues to be a public policy concern and insights into effective messages and behaviors that resonate with adolescents is needed. Evidence points to the potential of tapping into adolescents’ need for authenticity. Drawing on authenticity literature and implementing a mixed methods approach using family group interviews, followed by a 1x3 between-subject experiment with adolescents, this research conceptualizes a novel authentic engagement framework for reducing adolescent risky behavior. The findings identify and test that messages about drinking need to acknowledge positive aspects while warning of the negative consequences (i.e. mixed messages) across three dimensions - social, hedonic and safety. Alongside mixed messages, parents need to be honest about past experiences and align their behavior by acting as positive role models. Importantly, adolescents need an environment which enables them to experiment while having clear boundaries. Together this translates into openness and authenticity; critical for trust and the ability for adolescents to be true to themselves. The research has implications for parents and policy makers/marketers engaging with adolescents authentically about risky behavior, by providing information on message type and behaviors for effective training/educational programs and responsible drinking campaigns. The framework can be transferred to other contexts involving risky behavior.
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dc.identifier.citationHess A, Dodds S, Jaud D, Garnier C, Gergaud O. (2024). Curbing Adolescents’ Risky ‘Drinking’ Behavior with Authenticity. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/07439156241291476
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0743-9156
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71666
dc.publisherAmerican Marketing Association
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of Public Policy and Marketing
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/EPFNSXSHGUSQRKYCCY2K/full
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dc.titleCurbing Adolescents’ Risky ‘Drinking’ Behavior with Authenticity
dc.typeJournal article
massey.relation.uri-descriptionAccepted version
pubs.elements-id491791
pubs.organisational-groupMassey Business School
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