Association among different measures of alcohol use across adolescence and emerging adulthood

Thompson, Kara; Stockwell, Tim; Leadbeater, Bonnie J.; Homel, Jacqueline

doi:10.1111/add.12499

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“…4,8 Underage drinking is often deemed a common transitory behaviour, reflective of the increased propensity for risktaking during this phase; however, experts argue that adolescents are particu larly vulnerable to experiencing adverse consequences from alcohol use, and binge…”

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Binge drinking and academic performance, engagement, aspirations, and expectations: a longitudinal analysis among secondary school students in the COMPASS study

Patte

Qian

Leatherdale

2017

Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can

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Introduction The longitudinal relationship between binge drinking and academic engagement, performance, and future aspirations and expectations was examined among a cohort of secondary school students.. Methods In separate multinomial generalized estimating equations models, linked data from Year 1 (Y1: 2012-2013), Year 2 (Y2: 2013-2014), and Year 3 (Y3: 2014-2015) of the COMPASS study (N = 27 112) were used to test the relative likelihood of responses to seven academic indices when binge drinking was initiated in varying frequencies, adjusting for gender, grade, race/ethnicity, tobacco use, and the individual mean of the predictor and all time-varying covariates. Results Among students who had never engaged in binge drinking at baseline, those who reported regular binge drinking at follow-up were relatively less likely to complete their homework, attend class, and value and achieve high grades, with more frequent binge drinking at follow-up generally resulting in larger relative risk ratios. Interestingly, shifting from “never” to “rare/sporadic” binge drinking one to two years later resulted in an increased relative risk of wanting to pursue all levels of postsecondary education. Beginning binge drinking on a “monthly” basis also increased the likelihood of college/ trade or bachelor degree ambitions, relative to high school, but not graduate/professional pathways; while degree aspirations were not associated with initiating weekly binge drinking. Conclusion Results suggest students who initiate binge drinking have poor school performance and engagement, which may interfere with achieving their future academic goals. This study reinforces the reasons substance use prevention should be considered an academic priority, as such efforts may also prove beneficial for educational achievement.

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Binge drinking and academic performance, engagement, aspirations, and expectations: a longitudinal analysis among secondary school students in the COMPASS study

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Qian

Leatherdale

2017

Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can

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“…The stronger effect of college enrollment on heavy drinking for students who enroll directly out of high school may possibly reflect age norms rather than a causal effect of postsecondary enrollment. When plotted by age, the trajectories of heavy drinking corresponded closely to normative age-graded population trends in use, peaking at age 21 and then declining (Maggs & Schulenberg, 2005;Thompson et al, 2014). Therefore, increases in heavy drinking observed among direct entrants may simply reflect the fact that they have further to go to reach their developmental peak when they enroll in college than students who delay enrollment.…”

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The Relationship of Higher Education to Substance Use Trajectories: Variations as a Function of Timing of Enrollment

Thompson

Homel

Leadbeater

2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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Objective-This study examined the association between time to enrollment into postsecondary education and trajectories of heavy episodic drinking (HED) and marijuana use using a prospective longitudinal study.Method-Participants included 391 postsecondary students (55% female) drawn from the Victoria Healthy Youth Survey, a five-wave, multi-cohort sample interviewed biennially between 2003 and 2011. Using piecewise latent growth modeling, we compared changes in the trajectories of HED and marijuana use before and after postsecondary enrollment across three groups of young adults: (a) direct entrants (enrolled directly out of high school), (b) gap entrants (took a year off), and (c) delayed entrants (took longer than a year off).Results-Heavy drinking increased after enrollment for direct entrants and gap entrants and decreased for delayed entrants. Marijuana use increased after enrollment for direct entrants, and decreased for gap entrants and delayed entrants. Yet, overall levels of marijuana use were significantly higher among the gap and delay entrants over time compared with direct entrants. Group differences in heavy drinking appeared to reflect age-related changes in drinking patterns. However, differences in marijuana use may reflect pre-existing inequities in access to higher education across groups.Conclusions-The association between postsecondary education and increased substance use may be limited to students who enroll at a postsecondary institution directly out of high school. However, students who delay enrollment have higher levels of substance use before enrollment, as well as lower high school grades and socioeconomic status compared with direct entrants, and may be particularly vulnerable to long-term substance use problems and degree noncompletion.Considerable research has shown that going to college is associated with significant increases in alcohol and marijuana use during the emerging adult years (Bachman et al., 2002;Carter et al., 2010;Fleming et al., 2012;. However, increased substance use is not uniform across all postsecondary students; rather, CIHR Author Manuscript CIHR Author Manuscript CIHR Author Manuscriptheterogeneity in contexts such as living situation, type of postsecondary institution, and parttime versus full-time status moderate this association (Carter et al., 2010). We argue that student differences in the time of entry into postsecondary education (PSE) may also affect the association between postsecondary enrollment and increased substance use. The purpose of the current study was to examine whether the expected increases in heavy drinking and marijuana use after enrollment in postsecondary institutions are consistent across students who vary in the time taken to enroll in PSE after high school graduation. Timing of postsecondary educationAt the population level, the timing of the transition to PSE is well defined because it is contingent on the completion of high school and is often a prerequisite for entrance into professional careers. Time to enrollment in...

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“…(22) as 0 = never, 1 = a few times a year, 2 = a few times a month, 3 = once a week and 4 = more than once a week. The definition of a standard drink was provided.…”

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Frequent marijuana use and driving risk behaviours in Canadian youth

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Ames

Sukhawathanakul

et al. 2017

Paediatrics &Amp; Child Health

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Background: A better understanding of the relations between patterns of marijuana use and driving risks in young adulthood is needed. Methods: Secondary analyses of self-report data from the Victoria Healthy Youth Survey. Youth (baseline ages 12 to 18; N=662; 52% females) were interviewed biannually (on six occasions) from 2003 to 2013 and classified as abstainers (i.e., used no marijuana in past 12 months), occasional users (i.e., used at most once per week), and frequent users (i.e., used more than once a week). Results: In the frequent user group, 80% of males and 75% of females reported 'being in a car driven by driver (including themselves) using marijuana or other drugs in the last 30 days', 64% of males and 33% of females reported that they were 'intoxicated' with marijuana while operating a vehicle and 50% of males and 42% of females reported being in a car driven by a driver using alcohol. In addition, 28% of occasional users and also a small proportion of abstainers reported 'being in a car driven by a driver using marijuana or other drugs in the last 30 days' . Interpretation: The high frequency of driving risk behaviours, particularly for frequent users, suggest that plans for legalization of recreational use should anticipate the costs of preventive education efforts that present an accurate picture of potential risks for driving. Youth also need to understand risks for dependence, and screening for and treatment of marijuana use disorders is needed.

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Association among different measures of alcohol use across adolescence and emerging adulthood

Cited by 41 publications

References 53 publications

Binge drinking and academic performance, engagement, aspirations, and expectations: a longitudinal analysis among secondary school students in the COMPASS study

Binge drinking and academic performance, engagement, aspirations, and expectations: a longitudinal analysis among secondary school students in the COMPASS study

The Relationship of Higher Education to Substance Use Trajectories: Variations as a Function of Timing of Enrollment

Frequent marijuana use and driving risk behaviours in Canadian youth

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