Factors related to adolescent drinking in Appalachia.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the relationships among parental monitoring, perceptions of peer drinking, and adolescent alcohol consumption.


METHODS
Tenth- and 12th-grade students (N=648) in a rural, Appalachian county were surveyed.


RESULTS
A binomial logistic regression revealed a composite of those who had perceptions that many peers drank, low parental monitoring, and no biological male guardian in the home were 8.496 times more likely to have ever been drunk. Other characteristics resulted in lower odds.


CONCLUSIONS
Parental monitoring and perceptions of peer drinking were important predictors of drinking in this rural sample. Prevention efforts in school and at home should address both variables.
Hamilton
Jessica
J
Woodford County Middle School, Versailles, KY, USA.
Noland
Melody Powers
MP
Riggs
Richard S
RS
Mullineaux
David R
DR
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D001061:Appalachian Region; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D012424:Rural Population; D012938:Social Perception; D055815:Young Adult