title: Relations of parental status with alcohol use patterns and attitudes about underage drinking.
abstract: In a sample of 143 adults from a population of households in Idaho, significant differences in patterns of alcohol use and attitudes about underage drinking were related to parental status. Nonparents reported drinking alcohol more frequently than parents. Parents were significantly more likely than nonparents to report that it is never acceptable for minors to drink alcohol, that minors should not be allowed to drink alcohol at parties with no parents present, and that "sting" operations by police are warranted. Surprisingly, nonparents were significantly more likely than parents to report stores and bars are not careful enough about selling alcohol to minors.
authors.affiliation: Boise State University, Department of Psychology, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID 83725-1715, USA.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: Theodore W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires