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Journal article
Australians' perceptions of the potential effects of increased access to alcohol via autonomous delivery services: A multi-method study
Addictive Behaviors, Vol.148, pp.1-6
2024
PMID: 37793226
Abstract
Introduction: Rapid technological change will affect how people access harmful products. For example, automated delivery services are forecast to provide fast and affordable product access options for those purchasing alcohol. Information about the potential impacts of such innovations on alcohol purchase and consumption behaviors is lacking. The aim of this study was to explore how consumers may respond to future scenarios where alcohol is available via a range of autonomous alcohol delivery options.
Methods: In a two-stage process, qualitative individual interviews (n = 100) and a quantitative online survey (n = 1078) were conducted with Australians aged 18+ years. Quotas were used to achieve national representation on key demographic variables. Participants were exposed to scenarios outlining how autonomous vehicles are likely to be used for alcohol deliveries in the future and asked to discuss their intentions to use such services and their perceptions of any impacts on alcohol consumption at a societal level.
Results: Automated alcohol deliveries were generally considered to be highly convenient and therefore likely to be popular. Around one-third (37%) of survey respondents reported an intention to use such automated alcohol delivery services once they are available and almost half (47%) expected overall levels of alcohol consumption to increase across the population.
Conclusion: Given potential levels of uptake, careful consideration needs to be given to the development and implementation of appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks to minimize the increased risk of alcohol related harm associated with enhanced alcohol availability resulting from the emerging availability of autonomous delivery services.
Details
- Title
- Australians' perceptions of the potential effects of increased access to alcohol via autonomous delivery services: A multi-method study
- Authors
- Simone Pettigrew (Corresponding Author) - UNSW SydneyLeon Booth (Author) - UNSW SydneyVictoria Farrar (Author) - UNSW SydneyJulie Brown (Author) - UNSW SydneyBranislava Godic - The University of MelbourneRajith Vidanaarachchi - The University of MelbourneCharles Karl - Australian Road Research BoardJason Thompson - The University of Melbourne
- Publication details
- Addictive Behaviors, Vol.148, pp.1-6
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107872
- ISSN
- 1873-6327; 0306-4603
- PMID
- 37793226
- Copyright note
- © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Data Availability
- Data will be made available on request.
- Grants
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991184302702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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