title: High school drinking and its consequences.
abstract: The present study surveyed 930 high school students regarding self-reported alcohol use, their perceptions of parents and peers, and the negative consequences of drinking. Two-fifths of males and one-fifth of females reported frequent problem (binge) drinking. Problem drinkers reported more negative consequences associated with drinking. In addition, problem drinkers reported greater susceptibility to peer pressure, perceived their peers as drinking more, and reported less parental monitoring and more use of alcohol by parents. The results demonstrate the importance of both parent and peer variables in adolescent substance use and highlight the negative consequences of drinking reported by high school students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Alabama, USA. vkarata@bellsouth.net
authors.forename: Catalina M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Arata
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stafford
authors.forename: M Scott
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tims
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000407:Alabama / Q000453:epidemiology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010379:Peer Group; D010541:Permissiveness; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data