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Longitudinal Examination of PTSD Symptoms and Problematic Alcohol Use as Risk Factors for Adolescent Victimization
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McCart, Michael R.; Zajac, Kristyn; Kofler, Michael J.; Smith, Daniel W.; Saunders, Benjamin E.; Kilpatrick, Dean G. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
The current study examined associations between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and future interpersonal victimization among adolescents, after accounting for the impact of early victimization exposure, gender, ethnicity, and household income. In addition, problematic alcohol use was tested as a mediator of the relation between PTSD…
Descriptors: Identification, Risk, Alcoholism, Adolescents
Parenting Styles and Youth Well-Being across Immigrant Generations
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Driscoll, Anne K.; Russell, Stephen T.; Crockett, Lisa J. – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
This study examines generational patterns of parenting styles, the relationships between parenting styles and adolescent well-being among youth of Mexican origin, and the role of generational parenting style patterns in explaining generational patterns in youth behavior (delinquency and alcohol problems) and psychological well-being (depression…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Alcoholism, Psychology
Age of Alcohol-Dependence Onset: Associations with Severity of Dependence and Seeking Treatment
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Hingson, Ralph W.; Heeren, Timothy; Winter, Michael R. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: We explored whether people who become alcohol dependent at younger ages are more likely to seek alcohol-related help or treatment or experience chronic relapsing dependence. Methods: In 2001-2002 the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism completed a face-to-face interview survey with a multistage probability sample of 43…
Descriptors: Probability, Depression (Psychology), Alcoholism, Age Differences
Age of Alcohol Drinking Onset Precursors and the Mediation of Alcohol Disorder
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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)
Adolescent and Adult Alcohol Attitudes in a High Alcohol Consumption Community
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De Haan, Laura; Thompson, Kevin M. – Journal of Drug Education, 2003
The study examines alcohol-related attitudes among adolescents and adults in a high consumption community, exploring whether adolescents and adults hold similar or different views regarding adolescent drinking. Data were gathered from adults in a Midwestern city via random telephone survey of 487 adults (30% with children under the age of 21).…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Elementary Secondary Education, Adolescents, Telephone Surveys
Educational Implications of Adolescent Substance Use.
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Milgram, Gail G.; Pandina, Robert J. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1981
Explores the educational implications of a specific survey on the nature and extent of adolescent alcohol and drug use. Describes findings of the survey and related educational implications, highlighting major areas of concern for alcohol and drug education. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism
The Parent-Adolescent Relationship at Puberty: Hispanic Ethnicity and Parent Alcoholism as Moderators.
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Molina, Brooke S. G.; Chassin, Laurie – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined the effect of puberty on the parent-adolescent relationship in association with ethnicity, parental psychopathology, and chronological age. Found that puberty effects on parent support and parent-adolescent conflict differ for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white boys. Parent alcoholism did not moderate the effect of puberty, and puberty…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences