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- ItemHigh school learners narratives about binge drinking behaviour(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12-01) Marais, Ilse Louise; Carolissen, Ronelle; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Educational PsychologyENGLISH ABSTRACT : Alcohol and substance abuse amongst learners and adults are well researched internationally and quantitative studies conducted in South Africa look more deeply into this universal issue. However, few studies on adolescents’ narratives about binge drinking have been conducted in South Africa. This qualitative case study explores the stories that Grade 11 learners tell about binge drinking behaviour. A number of theoretical strands ground the study. These strands include Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological systems theory, social learning and social control theory, the dual system theory and the alcohol expectancy theory. The whole of a Grade 11 group of learners from a school in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town was selected as research participants, based on their being in Grade 11 at a specific school. The first round of data was collected through 62 essays written by the Grade 11 learners, as well as two separate groups focusing on girls and boys respectively. The themes that emerged included narratives about the nature and extent of binge drinking, the reasons for drinking, the role that parents play, narratives about the consequences of drinking, issues of masculinity and femininity and narratives about intervention and prevention programmes. The findings suggested that adolescents engage in binge drinking behaviour for various reasons, such as being in the developmental phase of adolescence, with parents playing a significant role and differences existing between boys’ and girls’ drinking behaviour, and the learners also offered their stories of how intervention and prevention programmes might be approached. The participants emphasized that engaging in binge drinking was part of almost every young person’s life and that peer pressure played a significant role in drinking behaviour.