Adolescents’ Frequency of Alcohol Use and Problems from Alcohol Abuse: Integrating Dating Partners with Parent and Peer Influences

Despite the centrality of dating relationships for teens, it is unclear whether the influence of romantic partners’ alcohol use on adolescents’ under-age drinking is distinct from the influence of peers and parents. To address this gap, this study used longitudinal data from a population-based sampl...

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Published in:Journal of youth and adolescence 2022-02, Vol.51 (2), p.320-334
Main Authors: Longmore, Monica A., Sevareid, Eric E., Manning, Wendy D., Giordano, Peggy C., Clemens, William, Taylor, Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Alcohol abuse
Alcohol use
Alcoholism
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child
Child and School Psychology
Childrearing practices
Clinical Psychology
Dating
Drinking
Drinking behavior
Empirical Research
Female
Health Psychology
History of Psychology
Humans
Influence
Law and Psychology
Male
Parents
Parents & parenting
Peer Group
Peer Influence
Peer relationships
Peers
Privacy
Psychology
Public health
Romantic relationships
Substance abuse
Teenagers
Underage Drinking
Young Adult
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Summary:Despite the centrality of dating relationships for teens, it is unclear whether the influence of romantic partners’ alcohol use on adolescents’ under-age drinking is distinct from the influence of peers and parents. To address this gap, this study used longitudinal data from a population-based sample of 825 adolescents (49% male, 51% female), ages 12 to 19. Adolescents completed a survey using laptops for privacy, and a parent completed a survey separately. Ordinary least squares and logistic regression models assessed alcohol use frequency and alcohol problems and included dating partners’ drinking, adolescents’ prior drinking, peers’ drinking, parents’ substance use, parental monitoring, and sociodemographic background characteristics. Alcohol use frequency and alcohol problems were influenced by dating partners’ alcohol use and dating partners’ influence was stronger on older adolescents and male adolescents. The study results are useful for public health messaging and prevention efforts by demonstrating the influence of parents, peers, and dating partners on teens’ alcohol use.
ISSN:0047-2891
1573-6601
1573-6601
DOI:10.1007/s10964-021-01486-0