scholarly journals Contribution of the Five Factors of Personality and Peers on Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Cross-National Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sígrid Gallego ◽  
Laura Mezquita ◽  
Jorge Moya-Higueras ◽  
Generós Ortet ◽  
Manuel I. Ibáñez
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
National Study ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol

AbstractPersonality characteristics such as extraversion, low agreeableness and low conscientiousness are relevant for alcohol use during adolescence. In addition, having friends who use alcohol is one of the strongest predictors of adolescent alcohol consumption and its negative outcomes. The selection model posits that friends display similar alcohol consumption when their friendships are formed on the basis of common characteristics as, among others, personality. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the mediation role of peers in the association between the five-factor model of personality and adolescent alcohol use in two cultures. One hundred and twenty Scottish and 221 Spanish respondents, all aged 12-15 years, answered the Alcohol Intake Scale (AIS). Adolescents were asked about the alcohol used at the weekend and also about the alcohol consumed by their friends. Scottish adolescents’ personality was measured by the NEO Personality Inventory-3 (NEO–PI–3). The Junior Spanish version of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (JS NEO) was used to assess personality in the Spanish sample. Low agreeableness and low conscientiousness correlated with own alcohol quantity in both countries. We performed an independent structural equation modeling for each country. Extraversion (β = .205, p < .05) and low agreeableness (β = –.196, p < .01) for Scottish adolescents, and low conscientiousness (β = –.175, p < .05) for Spanish youths, predicted alcohol use through peer alcohol consumption at weekends. These findings support the relevance of personality traits and peer affiliation in relation to alcohol consumption in adolescence.

Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Adolescent Alcohol Use

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mindy Herman-Stahl ◽  
Lissette M. Saavedra ◽  
Antonio A. Morgan-Lopez ◽  
Scott P. Novak ◽  
Tara D. Warner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Maternal Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of maternal depressive symptoms on adolescent alcohol use among a sample of Latino/Latina youth aged 10 to 16 years from a high-risk community. Direct and mediating effects of youth depressive symptoms, controlling for levels of concurrent emotion dysregulation, on alcohol use were examined. Participants consisted of 525 children and their mothers randomly sampled from low-income schools with high rates of substance use. The panel design included four waves, and we used structural equation modeling with a longitudinal mediational framework. Results indicated that the relationship between maternal depressive symptoms and adolescent alcohol use was mediated by adolescents’ symptoms of depression for girls only. Findings are discussed in the context of the development of skills to cope with negative affect and the influence parental depressive symptoms may have on this process.

Use of the 5 As for Teen Alcohol Use

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 419-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Friedman ◽  
Pauline Lyna ◽  
Mya D. Sendak ◽  
Anthony J. Viera ◽  
Mina Silberberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Clinical Guidelines ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol

Clinical guidelines recommend addressing adolescent alcohol use in primary care; the 5 As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) may be a useful model for intervention. We audio-recorded 540 visits with 49 physicians and adolescents, compared alcohol disclosure rates in the encounter with those in a survey, and analyzed conversations for use of the 5 As and their relation to adolescent reports of drinking 3 months after the encounter. When physicians asked clear, nonleading questions, drinkers were more likely to disclose alcohol use ( P = .004). In 64% of visits in which alcohol was discussed, physicians used one or more of the 5 As, most frequently “Ask.” No physician used all 5 As. Among drinkers, there was no association between physicians’ partial use of the 5 As and adolescent alcohol consumption at 3 months. Physicians can learn more effective ways to “Ask” about alcohol use to increase disclosure of drinking and to be more comprehensive in their counseling.

How Specific is Alcohol-Specific Self-Control? A Longitudinal Study of the Mediating Role of Alcohol-Specific Self-Control in the Relation between General Self-Control and Adolescent Alcohol Use

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Geurts ◽  
Ina Koning ◽  
Catrin Finkenauer
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol ◽  
Dutch Study

Abstract Background: Although accumulating studies indicate that alcohol-specific self-control can be useful in predicting adolescent alcohol use, little is known about its specificity. This longitudinal study aimed to advance our understanding of domain-specific self-control by examining whether alcohol-specific self-control mediates the effect of general self-control on adolescent alcohol use or has generalizing effects by also mediating the effect of general self-control on other behavior requiring self-control (adolescent digital media use and smoking).Methods: Data from 906 adolescents aged 11-14 years who were enrolled in the Dutch study Prevention of Alcohol Use in Students were used. Data were collected using online questionnaires at four annual measurements. Results: Structural equation modelling revealed that higher alcohol-specific self-control fully mediated the effect of higher general self-control on alcohol use. Alcohol-specific self-control did not mediate the effect of higher general self-control on digital media use, but did partially mediate the effect of higher general self-control on smoking. Conclusions: These results suggest that alcohol-specific self-control is domain-specific, but not necessarily substance-specific. The domain-specificity of alcohol-specific self-control provides evidence for its theoretical relevance for the explanation of adolescent alcohol use. It also suggests leverage points for intervention programs focusing on improving alcohol-specific self-control to reduce adolescent alcohol use. Trial registration. The trial protocol (NTR649) was approved by the Medical Ethical Committee.

scholarly journals Associations Between Alcohol Policies and Adolescent Alcohol Use: A Pooled Analysis of GSHS and ESPAD Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan K Noel
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Control Policies ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Policies ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol ◽  
Pricing Policies ◽  
Alcohol Control ◽  
Drinking Status

Abstract Aims Alcohol-attributable harm remains high worldwide, and alcohol use among adolescents is particularly concerning. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of national alcohol control policies on adolescent alcohol use in low-, middle- and high-income countries and improve on previous cross-national attempts to estimate the impact of alcohol policy on this population. Methods Data on adolescent (n = 277,110) alcohol consumption from 84 countries were pooled from the Global School-based Health Survey and the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Alcohol use measures included lifetime alcohol use, current (past 30 days) alcohol use and current (past 30 days) binge drinking. Information on national alcohol control policies was obtained from the World Health Organization’s Global Information System on Alcohol and Health and scored for effectiveness. Main effects were estimated using two-level, random intercept hierarchical linear models, and the models were adjusted for sex and age of the participants, and pattern of drinking score, gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity and study at the country level. Results Availability (OR [95% CI] = 0.991 [0.983, 0.999]), marketing (OR [95% CI] = 0.994 [0.988, 1.000]) and pricing (OR [95% CI] = 0.955 [0.918, 0.993]) policies were inversely associated with lifetime drinking status. Pricing policies were also inversely associated with current binge drinking status among current drinkers (OR [95% CI] = 0.939 [0.894, 0.986]). There were no associations between the included alcohol policies and current drinking status. Conclusions Strong availability, marketing and pricing policies can significantly and practically impact adolescent alcohol consumption.

Structural Equation Model Tests of Patterns of Family Interaction, Peer Alcohol Use, and Intrapersonal Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Misuse

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. E. Dielman ◽  
A. T. Butchart ◽  
J. T. Shope
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol ◽  
Self Image

A survey of 1,340 students in grades six through twelve was conducted to test, in the context of structural equation models, the predictive validity of a theoretical model of antecedents of adolescent alcohol use and misuse. Constructs including parents' alcohol use, older siblings alcohol use, parents' approval of students alcohol use, older sibling approval of students alcohol use, peer use and approval of alcohol use (PUA), parental nurturance, parental permissiveness, child's grade in school, susceptibility to peer pressure (SPP), and deviant self-image, were included. The final iterations of the models accounted for more than half of the variance in both alcohol use and alcohol misuse. In a standardized solution, the two largest direct effects on both adolescent alcohol use and misuse were from SPP and PUA. When a seven item measure of SPP, including three items specific to alcohol use was used, the SPP latent variable accounted for a somewhat greater percentage of the variance in adolescent alcohol use and misuse than did the latent variable of PUA. When the three alcohol-specific items were deleted from SPP, however, PUA accounted for more variance than SPP. Other predictors, including parental behaviors, proved to be significant when their indirect effects were evaluated. Models predicting alcohol use and alcohol misuse were similar. SPP, PUA, and other significant predictors should be included in future models predicting adolescent alcohol use and misuse, as well as in future interventions targeting these behaviors. Longitudinal studies should be used to test these findings. Evaluation of prevention should include examination of possible interactions of these predictors with each other and with subject subgroup classifications.

scholarly journals Prediction Model for Alcohol Consumption in Young Football Players in Germany

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Kröske
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Drinking Behavior ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Alcohol Prevention

Abstract. Alcohol consumption among adolescents is higher in athletes, especially in team sports such as football, compared with nonathletes. This study investigated factors influencing alcohol consumption in adolescent football players in Germany. Structural equation modeling was used to understand how the different predictors work together, thereby improving alcohol prevention in the field of football. The hypothesized model was largely confirmed and the most significant predictive factor of alcohol consumption was the drinking behavior of friends. Alcohol expectancies and drinking refusal self-efficacy (DRSE) were also shown to impact alcohol use. Friend norms regarding alcohol use had little influence on alcohol consumption. There was no direct association between alcohol consumption and the motivational climate during football training (task and competitive orientation) and support provided by the coach. This highlights the importance of focusing on adjusting the perception of alcohol use in friends and alcohol use norms as well as social self-efficacy in resisting peer pressure to drink in alcohol prevention strategies in team sport.

scholarly journals Big Five Personality Trait Short Questionnaire: Preliminary Validation with Spanish Adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Generós Ortet ◽  
Tania Martínez ◽  
Laura Mezquita ◽  
Julien Morizot ◽  
Manuel I. Ibáñez
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Short Questionnaire

AbstractThere are two major advantages of the Big Five Personality Trait Short Questionnaire (BFPTSQ) over other non-commercial short Five-Factor Model personality measures: widen conceptual breadth, and its use in both adolescents and adults. The aim of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of this questionnaire in an adult Spanish sample. Factor, convergent (using the NEO-PI-R), and criterion (using scales that assess happiness and alcohol consumption) validities, internal consistency as well as test-retest reliabilities of the BFPTSQ were evaluated. The sample was composed of 262 participants; a subsample of 71 individuals also answered the NEO-PI-R, and another subsample of 42 respondents filled the BFPTSQ out again a month later. The results indicated that the expected factor structure was recovered using exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). The ESEM showed satisfactory fit indices, with CFI and TLI around .90, as well as RMSEA and SRMR below .06. Moreover, coefficient alphas ranged from .75 to .85 and test-retest correlations ranged from .72 to .93 (p < .001). Regarding the associations of BFPTSQ with NEO-PI-R scales, the correlations with the broad-trait scales ranged from .57 to .80 (p < .001), and 27 out of 30 correlations with the facet scales were significant (p < .05 or lower). We also found that extraversion and emotional stability were associated with subjective well-being (p < .001), and extraversion and conscientiousness were related to alcohol consumption (p < .01). This study supports the construct validity of the Spanish version of the BFPTSQ in adults.

Neighborhood Influences on Adolescent Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Mediating Effects through Parent and Peer Behaviors

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-Chih Chuang ◽  
Susan T. Ennett ◽  
Karl E. Bauman ◽  
Vangie A. Foshee
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol

The influence of neighborhoods on adolescent behaviors has received increasing research attention. In the present study, we use structural equation models to specify pathways from neighborhoods to adolescent cigarette and alcohol use through parental closeness, parental monitoring, parent substance use, and peer substance use. We use a national sample with 959 adolescents 12 to 14 years of age whose residential addresses were matched with 1990 Census tracts to provide neighborhood characteristics. We found that for adolescent cigarette use low socioeconomic status (SES) neighborhoods were associated with increased parental monitoring, which was further associated with decreased adolescent cigarette use. For adolescent alcohol use, high SES neighborhoods were associated with increased parent drinking, which was further associated with increased adolescent alcohol use. Low SES neighborhoods were associated with increased parental monitoring and increased peer drinking, which were in turn associated with decreased and increased adolescent alcohol use, respectively.

Adolescent Alcohol Use Reflects Community-Level Alcohol Consumption Irrespective of Parental Drinking

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernille Bendtsen ◽  
Mogens Trab Damsgaard ◽  
Janne Schurmann Tolstrup ◽  
Annette Kjær Ersbøll ◽  
Bjørn E. Holstein
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽  
Adolescent Alcohol ◽  
Parental Drinking
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