The Moderating Effects of Alcohol Use with and without Parent Permission on Alcohol Risk Communication in Early Adolescence

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of experimental alcohol intake and associated factors in early adolescence. The overall sample consisted of 4,452 adolescents (mean age = 11.3 years; SD = 0.3) from the 1993 birth cohort in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Experimental use of alcohol was reported by 17.5% of the interviewees (95%CI: 16.3-18.6), and 5% reported having tried alcohol at nine years of age or younger. Prevalence of experimental alcohol use was higher among adolescents whose mothers had consumed alcohol during pregnancy, whose parents consumed alcohol, who worked outside the home themselves, and who had ever tried smoking. Family strife, parental alcohol intake, and adolescent smoking were strong predictors of experimental alcohol use in early adolescence. Special attention should be targeted to these groups in order to avoid heavy and premature alcohol use in early adolescence.

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Drinking motives for self and others predict alcohol use and consequences among college women: The moderating effects of PTSD

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.10.012 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 1831-1839 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Cynthia A. Stappenbeck ◽

Michele Bedard-Gilligan ◽

Christine M. Lee ◽

Debra Kaysen

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

College Women ◽

Drinking Motives ◽

Moderating Effects

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Latent trajectories of alcohol use from early adolescence to young adulthood: Interaction effects between 5-HTTLPR and parenting quality and gender differences

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s095457941800024x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (02) ◽

pp. 457-469 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jinni Su ◽

Andrew J. Supple ◽

Esther M. Leerkes ◽

Sally I-Chun Kuo

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Young Adulthood ◽

Early Adolescence ◽

Late Onset ◽

Growth Mixture Modeling ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Parenting Quality ◽

Heavy Alcohol Use ◽

And Gender ◽

Alcohol Use Trajectories

AbstractUsing a large and nationally representative sample, we examined how adolescents’ 5-HTTLPR genotype and perceived parenting quality independently and interactively associated with trajectories of alcohol use from early adolescence to young adulthood and whether/how gender may moderate these associations. The sample for this study included 13,749 adolescents (53.3% female; 56.3% non-Hispanic White, 21.5% Black, 16.0% Hispanic, and 6.1% Asian) followed prospectively from adolescence to young adulthood. Using growth mixture modeling, we identified four distinct trajectories of alcohol use (i.e., persistent heavy alcohol use, developmentally limited alcohol use, late-onset heavy alcohol use, and non/light alcohol use). Results indicated that the short allele of 5-HTTLPR was associated with higher risk of membership in the persistent and the late-onset heavy alcohol use trajectories. Parenting quality was associated with lower likelihoods of following the persistent heavy and the developmentally limited alcohol use trajectories but was not associated with risk of membership for the late-onset heavy drinking trajectory. 5-HTTLPR interacted with parenting quality to predict membership in the persistent heavy alcohol use trajectory for males but not for females. Findings highlighted the importance of considering the heterogeneity in trajectories of alcohol use across development and gender in the study of Gene Environment interactions in alcohol use.

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Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Use in Early Adolescence among American Inner-City Youth: A Longitudinal Study

Substance Use & Misuse ◽

10.1080/10826084.2019.1671867 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 358-366 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Johan Isaksson ◽

Sebastian Sjöblom ◽

Mary Schwab-Stone ◽

Andrew Stickley ◽

Vladislav Ruchkin

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Inner City ◽

Early Adolescence ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Inner City Youth

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A Modified Alcohol SBI for Use among Older Adults Living with HIV

Western Journal of Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/0193945920912946 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 42 (12) ◽

pp. 1155-1162

Author(s):

Annie L. Nguyen ◽

Jordan E. Lake ◽

Diane Preciado ◽

Diana Liao ◽

Alison A. Moore ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

At Risk ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Risk Evaluation ◽

Screening Tool ◽

Hiv Care ◽

Personalized Feedback ◽

Evaluation Tool ◽

Living With Hiv ◽

Alcohol Risk

Older adults living with HIV may have health conditions that amplify the potentially negative health effects of alcohol use. We adapted the Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool (CARET) screening tool for at-risk drinking to reflect HIV/AIDS and related conditions, medications, and behaviors. The adapted CARET-HIV along with a brief intervention was administered to 27 older men living with HIV. The CARET-HIV identified the same number of at-risk drinkers as the original CARET (n = 24) but identified more risk domains. Most participants welcomed receiving information about risks associated with their drinking, but some felt “embarrassed” or “guilty” discussing their drinking. This is particularly salient within the context of HIV discourse, which has historically assigned blame of HIV infection on personal choices. The SBI was generally acceptable to participants. The modified CARET can help providers integrate discussion of alcohol use into the context of HIV care for personalized feedback.

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Initiation of alcohol use in early adolescence: Links with exposure to community violence across time

Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.04.004 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 34 (9) ◽

pp. 779-781 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Sylvie Mrug ◽

Michael Windle

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Community Violence ◽

Early Adolescence ◽

Exposure To Community Violence

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The Moderating Effects of Culture on Peer Deviance and Alcohol Use among High-Risk African-American Adolescents

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/de.37.3.g ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 335-363 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Aashir Nasim ◽

Faye Z. Belgrave ◽

Robert J. Jagers ◽

Karen D. Wilson ◽

Kristal Owens

Keyword(s):

African American ◽

Ethnic Identity ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Risk Behaviors ◽

African American Youth ◽

African American Adolescents ◽

Protective Effects ◽

Moderating Effects ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Cultural Variables

African-American adolescents have lower rates of alcohol consumption than White youth. However, African-American youth suffer disproportionately more adverse social, mental, and physical health outcomes related to alcohol use. Affiliating with negative peers is a risk factor for alcohol initiation and consumption. Cultural variables have shown moderating effects against other risk factors for African-American youth and therefore were the focus of this study. Specifically, we tested whether three culturally-relevant variables, Africentric beliefs, religiosity, and ethnic identity were promotive or protective for alcohol initiation and use within the context of negative peer affiliations. The sample consisted of 114 at-risk African-American adolescents whose ages ranged from 13 to 20. Participants were administered a questionnaire with measures of alcohol initiation and use, peer risk behaviors, ethnic identity, Africentric beliefs, religiosity, and demographic items. Peer risk behaviors accounted for significant percentages of the variance in age of alcohol initiation, lifetime use, and current and heavy alcohol use after adjusting for age and gender. Cultural variables showed both promotive and protective effects. Africentric beliefs were promotive of delayed alcohol initiation, whereas both Africentrism and religiosity moderated peer risk behaviors effect on alcohol initiation. Africentric beliefs were also inversely related to lifetime alcohol use revealing a promotive effect. Moreover, there were significant protective effects of ethnic identity and religiosity on heavy alcohol consumption. One implication of these findings is that prevention programs that infuse cultural values and practices such as Africentrism, ethnic identity, and religiosity may delay alcohol initiation and reduce use especially for youth with high risk peers.

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