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Article de Périodique
Investigating associations between perceived parental alcohol-related messages and college student drinking (2012)
Auteur(s) :
ABAR, C. C. ;
MORGAN, N. R. ;
SMALL, M. L. ;
MAGGS, J. L.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
71-79
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
PARENT
;
ADOLESCENT
;
JEUNE
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
RELATION PARENT ENFANT
;
COMMUNICATION
;
PREVENTION
Résumé :
Objective: A debate remains regarding whether parents should teach their children harm-reduction tips for using alcohol while in college or whether they should maintain a zero-tolerance policy. Which type of alcohol-related communication parents should endorse is not empirically clear. The current study made use of a longitudinal measurement-burst design to examine this issue. Method: The sample consisted of 585 second-year students from a large university in the northeastern United States. Participants completed a baseline survey and 14 daily web-based surveys. Students were assessed for perceptions of parental alcohol-related messages and their own alcohol use. Multilevel models were estimated using HLM 6.04. Results: The data indicate that zero-tolerance messages appeared most protective against alcohol use and consequences. Harm-reduction messages were most risky, even when compared with mixed messages or the absence of a message. Conclusions: Findings indicate that a zero-tolerance approach was associated with safer outcomes than other messages, even if students were already using alcohol.
Affiliation :
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA