Risk factors and their relation to initiation of alcohol use among early adolescents.
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.
Webb
J A
JA
Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Houston, Texas 77030.
Baer
P E
PE
Mclaughlin
R J
RJ
McKelvey
R S
RS
Caid
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CD
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment