title: Alcohol use among adolescents, aggressive behaviour, and internalizing problems.
abstract: Alcohol use is common among adolescents, but its association with behavioural and emotional problems is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate how self-reported psychosocial problems were associated with the use of alcohol in a community sample consisting of 4074 Finnish adolescents aged 13-18 years. Aggressive behaviour associated with alcohol use and a high level of alcohol consumption, while internalizing problems did not associate with alcohol use. Having problems in social relationships associated with abstinence and lower alcohol consumption. Tobacco smoking, early menarche and attention problems also associated with alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Electronic address: petri.kivimaki@iki.fi.
authors.forename: Petri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kivimäki
authors.affiliation: Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Virve
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kekkonen
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Hannu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valtonen
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Tommi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tolmunen
authors.affiliation: School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Kirsi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honkalampi
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Department of Addiction Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tacke
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Tampere, FI-33014 University of Tampere, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Keskussairaalankatu 7, FI-15850 Lahti, Finland.
authors.forename: Jukka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hintikka
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Soili M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lehto
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Eila
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laukkanen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology; D004243:Divorce; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D033062:Friends; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008572:Menarche; D010290:Parents; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology
keywords: ASEBA-YSR; AUDIT-C; Adolescence; Aggressive behaviour; Alcohol use