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Dooley, David; Prause, JoAnne; Ham-Rowbottom, Kathleen A.; Emptage, Nicholas – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2006
This study explored early alcohol drinking onset (ADO), its precursors, and the mechanisms by which it leads to later alcohol disorder. Data came from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth with ADO items from 1982 and 1983 and alcohol symptoms from 1989 and 1994. Drinking began earlier for respondents who were male, younger, non-Hispanic,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Adolescents, Self Esteem, Depression (Psychology)
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Jennison, Karen M.; Johnson, Kenneth A. – Journal of Drug Education, 1998
Investigates familial alcoholism effects and the comparative probability of risk that adult children of alcoholics have for alcohol dependence. Results, based on a national survey of 12,686 young adults over a five-year period, show that the risk for alcoholism is relatively greater for males than females. (MKA)
Descriptors: Adult Children, Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism