title: Brief report: Affluence and college alcohol problems: the relevance of parent- and child-reported indicators of socioeconomic status.
abstract: A mediational model predicting alcohol problems was tested in a sample of college students (n = 130) and their parents (n = 115). The indirect effect of substance-use coping and the age of onset of alcohol use were examined in the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and alcohol problems. Findings indicated that parent-reported SES was associated with increased alcohol problems; the age of onset of alcohol use partially mediated this relationship. Substance-use coping was not a significant mediator in the model. Student-reported SES was not associated with alcohol problems. Implications for examining social status in relation to college drinking behaviors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, Psychology Building, 316 Physics-Room 134B, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. harrellz@msu.edu
authors.forename: Zaje A T
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Harrell
authors.forename: Jason L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kepler
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D017668:Age of Onset; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D057566:Self Report; D012923:Social Class; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol use; College students; Socioeconomic status