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Richards, Meghan A.; Oinonen, Kirsten A. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
A cross-sectional retrospective design was employed to examine the relationship between age at menarche (AAM) and alcohol use patterns from middle childhood (age 7) to early adulthood in 265 University-aged women. Earlier menarche was associated with: (a) earlier ages at first drink and first intoxication, (b) greater use between ages 9 and 14…
Descriptors: Females, Drinking, Early Adolescents, Gender Differences
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Dauber, Sarah E.; Paulson, James F.; Leiferman, Jenn A. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to examine transitions among alcohol use classes in 2225 White and African American adolescent girls, and race differences in predictors of transition into and out of problematic drinking classes. Latent class analysis confirmed four classes for White girls and three for AA…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Females, Drinking, Family Relationship