title: Trajectories of Early Binge Drinking: A Function of Family Cohesion and Peer Use.
abstract: Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we tested latent growth models examining whether the number of friends using alcohol and family cohesion were linked with trajectories of binge drinking (N = 3,342) from adolescence (average age 15.06) into young adulthood (average age 27.93). Adolescents with higher family cohesion had lower rates of binge drinking in adolescence (b = -.07, p < .05), while those with more friends drinking alcohol were more likely to binge drink in adolescence (b = .51, p < .001), young adulthood (b = .22, p < .001), and had increasing trajectories of binge drinking across 14 years (b = -.29, p < .001). Clinically, we discuss Multiple-Family Group Interventions as a potential approach.
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University.
authors.forename: Kristy L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Soloski
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kale Monk
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University.
authors.forename: Jared A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Durtschi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D055815:Young Adult