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Substance Abuse
Megan Cook, Koen Smit, Emmanuel Kuntsche
Summary: This study examined the impact of exposure to siblings' drinking on adolescent alcohol use. The results showed that adolescents with more exposure to sibling drinking were more likely to have consumed alcohol in the past 6 months and past 4 weeks, as well as engaging in binge drinking. This association remained significant even after considering the influence of other role models.
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Pediatrics
Frederick K. Ho, Keith T. S. Tung, Rosa S. Wong, Ko Ling Chan, Wilfred H. S. Wong, Sai Yin Ho, Tai Hing Lam, Sheena Mirpuri, Benjamin Van Voorhees, King Wa Fu, Chun Bong Chow, Gilbert Chua, Winnie Tso, Fan Jiang, Michael Rich, Patrick Ip
Summary: The study found that the Internet quiz game intervention was more effective in reducing underage drinking compared to conventional health education. At 1-month and 3-month follow-up, the intervention group had significantly lower proportion of students reporting drinking, with those who drank also consuming less alcohol.
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Psychology, Developmental
Michele K. Bohm, Marissa B. Esser
Summary: This study examined the associations between parent and child drinking using national survey data from the United States. The results showed that adolescents whose parents drank frequently or engaged in binge drinking were more likely to drink alcohol. Therefore, parents can reduce their own drinking to decrease the likelihood of their children drinking.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2023)
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Psychology, Developmental
Olalla Cutrin, Lorena Maneiro, Yasmynn Chowdhury, Stephen S. Kulis, Flavio F. Marsiglia, Jose Antonio Gomez Fraguela
Summary: This study identified the longitudinal effects of parental support and parental knowledge on adolescent adjustment, highlighting the direct predictive role of parental knowledge in antisocial behavior and emotional problems, and the indirect impact of parental support through parental knowledge. Increasing parental knowledge is suggested as a target for educational-prevention programs based on the findings.
JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nicolas Libuy, Viviana Guajardo, Carlos Ibanez, Ana Maria Araneda, Lorena Contreras, Paula Donoso, Jorge Gaete, Adrian P. Mundt
Summary: There is a relationship between parenting practices and alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Chile. Improving parenting practices has the potential to prevent substance use among Chilean adolescents, especially girls.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychology, Developmental
Mallory Stephenson, Jon Heron, Kaitlin Bountress, Matthew Hickman, Kenneth S. S. Kendler, Alexis C. C. Edwards
Summary: This study examines the effects of parental alcohol consumption on adolescent and young adult children, finding that parental drinking indirectly contributes to the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in young adulthood, primarily through adolescent alcohol consumption. These findings underscore the importance of parental drinking in the development of alcohol use and problems during adolescence and young adulthood.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Christine Wolter, Tino Lesener, Tobias Alexander Thomas, Alicia-Carolin Hentschel, Burkhard Gusy
Summary: The study shows that personalized, gender-specific, and selective normative feedback is effective for alcohol prevention among University students. However, after the intervention, University students still overestimate their peers' alcohol intake.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Substance Abuse
Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Christina Mair, Paul J. Gruenewald
Summary: The study found that adolescents have a higher risk of drinking in others' homes, as well as an increased risk of drinking problems in others' homes and public spaces. Transitions between different contexts also increased differential risks for drinking.
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Psychology, Developmental
Samuel A. J. Lowe, Sujan Basnet, Scott T. Leatherdale, Karen A. Patte, Roman Pabayo
Summary: Purpose: This study aims to examine the association between income inequality and alcohol consumption and abuse among junior high and high school students. The findings suggest a significant association between income inequality and alcohol consumption, but no significant association with current alcohol abuse among adolescents.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2023)
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Psychiatry
Jordan D. Alexander, Samantha M. Freis, Stephanie M. Zellers, Robin Corley, Amy Ledbetter, Rachel K. Schneider, Chanda Phelan, Hariharan Subramonyam, Maia Frieser, Gianna Rea-Sandin, Michelle E. Stocker, Helen Vernier, Ming Jiang, Yan Luo, Qi Zhao, Sally Ann Rhea, John Hewitt, Monica Luciana, Matt McGue, Sylia Wilson, Paul Resnick, Naomi P. Friedman, Scott I. Vrieze
Summary: This study examined the relationship between parental monitoring and adolescent substance use in a sample of 670 adolescent twins over a two-year period. The findings revealed a correlation between baseline substance use and parental monitoring, but no significant correlation between changes in substance use and parental monitoring. This suggests that there may not be a causal relationship between the two in community samples of mid-to-late adolescents.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Anna Donati, Carola Beccari, Francesco Sanson, Giuseppe Iraci Sareri, Caterina Primi
Summary: This study tested an integrated model to explain adolescent problem gambling, taking into account both individual factors (correct gambling knowledge, superstitious thinking, and gambling-related cognitive distortions) and environmental factors (parental gambling frequency). The results showed that parental gambling behavior directly influenced adolescents' gambling behavior and severity, highlighting the importance of innovative prevention programs that address both individual and environmental risk factors.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jon C. Cole, Andrew Percy, Harry R. Sumnall, Michael T. McKay
Summary: Although fewer adolescents are consuming alcohol, those who are still face alcohol-related harms. A recent study found a combined classroom/parental intervention had a significant effect on heavy episodic drinking in the previous 30 days, but not on alcohol-related harms in the previous 6 months. The intervention effect on drinking deteriorated over the 2-year follow-up period.
PREVENTION SCIENCE
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ruixin Chi, Shijun Lu, Na Zhang, Man Zhang, Kaiwei Guo, Songming Du, Jing Guo, Guansheng Ma
Summary: Drinking alcohol during adolescence has both short-term and long-term effects on physical and mental health. A multicenter cross-sectional study in China found that the school environment, especially friends' drinking behaviors, significantly influenced adolescent drinking behavior. Students with more friends who drank were more likely to drink themselves, and factors such as classmates' drinking behaviors, friends' persuasion, and attending parties were also associated with increased risk of adolescent drinking. On the other hand, school policies and regulations banning drinking were protective factors.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qian-Wen Xie, Roujia Chen, Xudong Zhou
Summary: This study aimed to examine the associations between parents' attitudes toward their own screen use, physical activities, and health behaviors, and Chinese children's screen time over four years. The results showed that the screen time of both parents, as well as paternal alcohol drinking and maternal smoking, were positively associated with children's screen time.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jirada Prasartpornsirichoke, Rasmon Kalayasiri, Polathep Vichitkunakorn, Woraphat Ratta-apha, Wanlop Atsariyasing, Natwarat Anekwit, Warot Lamyai, Chanchai Thongpanich, Surinporn Likhitsathian, Teerayuth Rungnirundorn, Wanida Rattanasumawong, Nawapat Chuatai, Sakol Srisuklorm, Athip Tanaree, Roengrudee Patanavanich
Summary: Parental supply of alcohol is associated with alcohol-related harms and severity of alcohol use disorder in Thai middle school students. Supply of alcohol from peers and siblings plays an important role in both outcomes. An increasing number of sources of alcohol supply increases the risk of alcohol-related harm and severity of alcohol use disorder.