<p>The purpose on this study is to determine the extent of possible connections between tendencies to increased violent behavior and increased alcohol consumption among a total cohort of girls in the 9th grade compulsory school and 2nd grade upper secondary school in a Swedish county. In 2004 the Epidemiological Department carried out a health-status survey, using a self-report questionnaire, with students from both private and public schools in a specific county in Sweden. All respondents (N= ca 4000), attending all compulsory (at 9th grade) and upper secondary schools (second tier) on the survey date completed the questionnaire. For this particular study, 9 questions from the questionnaire, all concerning self-reported violent behavior and alcohol consumption habits were used either individually or combined in index variables. The result showed that while violence experience is low among these 4000 girls, it increased in relation to a corresponding increase in alcohol consumption. Self-reported violent behavior is higher for girls in the 9th grade, while the alcohol experience is higher for girls in the 2nd grade of the upper secondary school. Violence in relation to alcohol is a significant phenomenon that is more distinct for girls in the 9th grade compared to girls in the 2nd grade of the upper secondary school.</p>

The purpose on this study is to determine the extent of possible connections between tendencies to increased violent behavior and increased alcohol consumption among a total cohort of girls in the 9th grade compulsory school and 2nd grade upper secondary school in a Swedish county. In 2004 the Epidemiological Department carried out a health-status survey, using a self-report questionnaire, with students from both private and public schools in a specific county in Sweden. All respondents (N= ca 4000), attending all compulsory (at 9th grade) and upper secondary schools (second tier) on the survey date completed the questionnaire. For this particular study, 9 questions from the questionnaire, all concerning self-reported violent behavior and alcohol consumption habits were used either individually or combined in index variables. The result showed that while violence experience is low among these 4000 girls, it increased in relation to a corresponding increase in alcohol consumption. Self-reported violent behavior is higher for girls in the 9th grade, while the alcohol experience is higher for girls in the 2nd grade of the upper secondary school. Violence in relation to alcohol is a significant phenomenon that is more distinct for girls in the 9th grade compared to girls in the 2nd grade of the upper secondary school.

Pandemin covid 19 har påverkat människors liv på många sätt. På grund av restriktionerna pandemin medfört har många tvingats till en beteendeförändring av olika slag. Den beteendeförändring som denna undersökning har till syfte att undersöka är upplevelser av förändrade alkoholvanor samt dess orsaker under pandemin. Studien bygger på en kvalitativ ansats med 10 semistrukturerade intervjuer, som analyserats med en innehållsanalys. Studiens resultat visade att samtliga intervjupersoner upplevde en förändring av någon form i beteendet gällande deras alkoholvanor i samband med pandemin. Studiens slutsatser är att pandemins restriktioner var den främsta anledningen till att intervjupersonerna upplevde en beteendeförändring av sina alkoholvanor. Inköpsvanorna har förändrats då de inte längre inhandlat alkohol från Tyskland. Studien visade på en oförändrad eller minskad alkoholkonsumtion under pandemin, beträffande såväl tillfällen som alkohol förtärs som den faktiska volymen alkohol de totalt förtär. Upplevelser om tider på dygnet då alkohol intogs var oförändrat med en avvikelse. / Pandemic covid 19 has affected people's lives in many ways. Due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic, many have been forced to make a behavioral change of various kinds. The behavioral change that this study aims to investigate is experiences of changed alcohol habits and its causes during the pandemic. The study is based on a qualitative approach with 10 semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed with a content analysis. The results of the study showed that all interviewees experienced a change in some form of behavior regarding their alcohol habits in connection with the pandemic. The study's conclusions are that the pandemic's restrictions were the main reason why the interviewees experienced a behavioral change in their alcohol habits. Shopping habits have changed as they no longer buy alcohol from Germany. The study showed an unchanged or reduced alcohol consumption during the pandemic, regarding both occasions when alcohol is consumed and the actual volume of alcohol they consume in total. Experiences about times of the day when alcohol was consumed were unchanged with a deviation.