Adolescent alcohol initiation: A review of psychosocial risk factors

Donovan, James M.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.02.003

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“…A strong and positive association was found between the length of alcohol use and HED (OR=2.1 for >3 years of alcohol use vs. <2 years). This evidence, already observed by other authors (Zucker et al 2006), is relevant because the age of drinking onset is known to mediate the effect on problematic alcohol use of factors that act since childhood (8-12 years), such as parental drinking, proactive parenting (setting many rules, monitoring, disapproval of alcohol use), school bonding, peer alcohol initiation, or perceived harmfulness of alcohol use (Donovan 2004). Thus, it is important to implement family-focused programs to help postpone the age of first alcohol use (Spoth et al 2008).…”

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Effects of Socialization and Family Factors on Adolescent Excessive Drinking in Spain

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Adolescent drinking has an important health and social impact in many countries. In Spain, this behavior often takes place in groups and in open areas (known as "botellón"). The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence of excessive drinking among Spanish adolescents and its association with socialization and family factors. A national school survey was conducted in 2006 among 26,454 students aged 14-18 years who were selected by two-stage cluster sampling (schools and classrooms). The questionnaire was self-completed with paper and pencil. The outcomes were: habitual excessive drinking or HED (average consumption ≥30 g/day of alcohol among men, and ≥20 g/day among women), binge drinking (drinking 5 or more standard alcohol units in a 2-hour interval), and drunkenness. Logistic regression models were used to estimate the effect of socialization and family factors. Monthly prevalence of HED, binge drinking and drunkenness was 11.2%, 30.9% and 25.6%, respectively. The main factors positively associated with HED were: frequently going out for fun in the evenings, high proportion of friends who drink or get drunk, early onset of alcohol use, low perceived risk of drinking, truancy, illegal drug use, and amount of money spent for personal needs. Family factors were weakly associated with outcomes. Socialization in leisure environments with friends who drink excessively is an important predictor of adolescent excessive drinking in Spain. Thus, prevention must also focus on the community level, limiting alcohol access, building socialization environments without alcohol, and increasing adolescents' risk perception of drinking.

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“…Nearly half of senior high school students in China drink at home with their parents or out with their peers [27,28]. Some studies from Western countries show that the earlier people begin drinking, the more likely they are to become alcohol dependent later in life and to experience alcohol-related unintentional injuries [2,29]. Currently in China, there are no age restrictions on on-premises or off-premises purchases of beer and no restrictions on alcohol advertising on television, radio, or print [30].…”

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Relationship of Binge Drinking and Other Health-Compromising Behaviors among Urban Adolescents in China

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Zhang

2006

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Etiological studies of alcohol use initiation have only rarely studied childhood onset. The most consistent adolescent risk factors for the initiation of alcohol use include parental and peer approval and models for drinking and drug use as well as adolescents' own prior involvement in delinquent behavior (Donovan 2004). Additional variables for which there is less support are positive alcohol expectancies, sensation seeking, impulsivity, anxiety and depression.…”

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Really Underage Drinkers: The Epidemiology of Children’s Alcohol Use in the United States

Donovan

2007

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Little attention has been paid to alcohol use by children aged 12 and younger. The present article summarizes findings on the prevalence of alcohol use from US national and statewide surveys of children in grades 6 and younger based on reports located in searches of the literature and the Internet. Four national surveys and seven statewide surveys of children's alcohol and drug use were located that present rates of lifetime sipping and tasting, lifetime experience of more than a sip, alcohol use in the past year, use in the past month, and use in the past week. Prevalence rates decrease with the level of involvement assessed. Alcohol use increases with age, doubling between grades four and six, with the largest jump in prevalence between grades five and six. At each grade level, boys are more likely to have used alcohol than girls. African-American children are nearly as likely as white and Hispanic children to have used alcohol. Over the past decade or so, the prevalence of both lifetime and current alcohol use has been declining in children. The failure to assess intensity of children's use hampers evaluation of the level of risk experienced by children. There is a need for ongoing nationwide surveillance of alcohol use in this population and for greater education of parents regarding the dangers of introducing children to alcohol use.

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Adolescent alcohol initiation: A review of psychosocial risk factors

Cited by 331 publications

References 94 publications

Effects of Socialization and Family Factors on Adolescent Excessive Drinking in Spain

Effects of Socialization and Family Factors on Adolescent Excessive Drinking in Spain

Relationship of Binge Drinking and Other Health-Compromising Behaviors among Urban Adolescents in China

Really Underage Drinkers: The Epidemiology of Children’s Alcohol Use in the United States

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