Having fun in the second modernization.
This study investigates the reasons given by Finnish adolescents for their own alcohol use, and for the use of alcohol by others. In 1999, a questionnaire on reasons for drugs use was administered to a sample of adolescents aged 14-16 (N=488). It was found that the reasons given (i.e., attributions) involving inner subjective experiences, referring to the "good feeling" and "fun" resulting from alcohol use are common.
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