title: The role of parental alcohol consumption on driving under the influence of alcohol: results from a longitudinal, nationally representative sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many studies have examined the role of peer and parental alcohol use on drinking behaviors among adolescents. Few studies, however, have examined parental influences on driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol. The current study uses data from a longitudinal study to examine the role of parental alcohol use during adolescence on the risk for DUI among young adult men and women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were derived from 9559 adolescents and young adults who participated in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) Waves I and III. Survey logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between multilevel risk and protective factors and self-reported DUI. Analyses were stratified by gender and frequency of parental alcohol consumption to understand the role of parental alcohol use on risk for DUI among their youth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Risk and protective factors for DUI were very similar among men and women. Parental alcohol use significantly predicted DUI among women (OR=1.39, p<0.01) and men (OR=1.33, p<0.05). When parents did not report alcohol use, peer alcohol use significantly increased risk for DUI for both women (OR=1.26, p<0.05) and men (OR=1.31, p<0.001). When parents reported alcohol use, however, peer alcohol use was not a significant independent predictor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest remarkable similarities in risk and protective factors for DUI across gender groups. For men and women, parental alcohol consumption was a risk factor for DUI. Peers' alcohol use predicted DUI only when parents did not use alcohol.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and Institute for Child Health Policy, USA. Electronic address: maldonado@ichp.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Mildred M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Maldonado-Molina
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and Institute for Child Health Policy, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Reingle
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and Institute for Child Health Policy, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delcher
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Health Outcomes and Policy and Institute for Child Health Policy, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Branchini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D010290:Parents; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors