title: Pathways to alcohol use among Dutch students in regular education and education for adolescents with behavioral problems: the role of parental alcohol use, general parenting practices, and alcohol-specific parenting practices.
abstract: The present study explored the role of parents' alcohol use, general parenting practices (support and behavioral control), and alcohol-specific parenting practices (alcohol-specific rule enforcement and alcohol availability at home) on adolescent alcohol use. Structural equation analyses were performed on cross-sectional data from adolescents who received special education because of behavioral problems (n=411) and from adolescents who received regular education (n=428). The main findings show that alcohol-specific parenting practices appear to be highly important in regulating adolescent alcohol use. Parental alcohol use was related to alcohol-specific rule enforcement and alcohol availability at home. Behavioral control was also related to alcohol-specific rule enforcement. Furthermore, the relationships between parental alcohol use, parenting practices, and adolescent alcohol use did not appear to differ substantially for students in special and regular education.
authors.affiliation: Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands. r.vanzundert@pwo.ru.nl
authors.forename: Rinka M P
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Van Zundert
authors.forename: Haske
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Der Vorst
authors.forename: Ad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vermulst
authors.forename: Rutger C M E
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Engels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004493:Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005220:Fathers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009426:Netherlands; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*