title: Leisure time activities, parental monitoring and drunkenness in adolescents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore the association between adolescent drunkenness and participation in risky leisure time activities and parental monitoring.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 3,694 Slovak elementary school students (mean age 14.5 years; 49.0% males) was assessed for drunkenness in the previous month, participation in risky leisure activities and parental monitoring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participation in risky leisure time activities increased the probability of drunkenness among adolescents, while parental monitoring decreased it. The effect did not change after adding the mother's and father's monitoring into the models.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results imply that adolescents involved in going out with friends, having parties with friends and/or visiting sporting events every day or several times a week are at a higher risk of drunkenness, as are those less monitored by their parents. These less monitored adolescents and their parents should become a target group in prevention.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, Institute of Public Health, Medical Faculty, P.J. Safarik University, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tomcikova
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Veselska
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madarasova Geckova
authors.forename: Jitse P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.forename: Sijmen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Reijneveld
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking