title: Relationship between Multiple Forms of Maltreatment by a Parent or Guardian and Adolescent Alcohol Use.
abstract: This study examined the effect of the co-occurrence of multiple categories of maltreatment on adolescent alcohol use. Data were from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health which used a nationally representative sample of adolescents (n = 14,078). Among those reporting any maltreatment, over one-third had experienced more than one type of maltreatment. Logistic regression models found that all types or combinations of types of maltreatment except physical-abuse-only were strongly associated with adolescent alcohol use, controlling for age, gender, race, and parental alcoholism. These results add to accumulating evidence that child maltreatment has a deleterious impact on adolescent alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. hshin@bu.edu
authors.forename: Sunny Hyucksun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heeren
authors.forename: Maryann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amodeo