Aims: Harmful patterns of alcohol consumption, such as binge drinking, are prevalent among the student population at universities. Despite the risks of this behaviour, few secondary prevention programmes have been created to meet the specific needs of this population. The PEERCARE programme is a peer-based prevention programme that seeks harm reduction for alcohol overuse in party environments, among other goals. To do so, a “chill-out” space is created by peer educators in party environments to limit the risks associated with alcohol overuse. This study sought to examine peer educators’ experience with a chill-out space to identify their specific actions, difficulties and needs, and to consider possibilities for improvement. Methods: Nine engineering students from one French grandes écoles campus trained as peer educators (six men and three women; mean age 21 years) participated. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. Results: The thematic analysis showed that the peer educators were highly engaged with this programme in response to alcohol overuse on their campus. The chill-out space was lauded for its non-judgemental and non-moralising nature. In addition, the numerous risk reduction activities that were enacted confirmed the benefits of these spaces during parties. The peer educators’ experience was positive, and acting as managers of the chill-out space seemed to answer to a sense of competence recognitiontion. Conclusion: This study confirms the relevance of utilising chill-out spaces during parties and provides preliminary data on the deployment and management of peer-led chill-out space approaches. Expanding the implementation of such spaces to more educational institutions is recommended.

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PEERCARE 大学生同伴主导计划：对“放松”伤害减少空间的定性评估

目的：有害的饮酒方式，例如酗酒，在大学学生群体中普遍存在。尽管这种行为存在风险，但很少有二级预防计划能够满足这一人群的具体需求。 PEERCARE 计划是一项基于同伴的预防计划，其目标之一是减少聚会环境中过度饮酒的危害。为此，同伴教育者在聚会环境中创造了一个“放松”空间，以限制与过度饮酒相关的风险。本研究旨在调查同伴教育者在休闲空间方面的经验，以确定他们的具体行动、困难和需求，并考虑改进的可能性。方法：来自法国一所大学校的 9 名接受过同伴教育培训的工程专业学生（六男三女；平均年龄 21 岁）参与其中。使用半结构化访谈来收集数据。结果：主题分析表明，同伴教育者高度参与该计划，以应对校园内过度饮酒的问题。这个放松的空间因其非评判性和非道德性而受到称赞。此外，开展的众多降低风险活动证实了这些空间在聚会期间的好处。同伴教育者的经历是积极的，担任休闲空间的管理者似乎回应了一种能力认可的感觉。结论：本研究证实了在聚会期间利用休闲空间的相关性，并提供了有关同行主导的休闲空间方法的部署和管理的初步数据。建议将此类空间的实施范围扩大到更多教育机构。