Abstract
This study examined the relationship between risk factors and initiation of alcohol use over a 15-month period among a cohort of 7th graders who were abstainers at the time of initial testing. The relationship between risk factors and alcohol use was examined using a discriminant function analysis. At the univariate level, rejection of parental authority, deviant behavior, and sensation seeking were statistically significant. The discriminant function retained only three of the risk factors: rejection of parental authority, deviant behavior, and religious commitment. Implications for school-based prevention programs are discussed, particularly the need to target primary prevention programs based upon adolescents' risk.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 563-568 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
Accepted August 31, 1990. From the Baylor College ofMedicine. This research was supported by a grantfrom the Abercrombie Foundation, Houston, Texas. Request reprints from Dr. Webb, Baylor College ofMedicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030. 0890-8567/9113004-0563$03.00/0© 1991 by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
| Funders |
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| Abercrombie Foundation |
Keywords
- adolescent alcohol use
- alcohol
- risk
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
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