title: Brand preferences of underage drinkers who report alcohol-related fights and injuries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A significant body of research has demonstrated an association between adolescent alcohol consumption and subsequent fights and injuries. To date, however, no research has identified which brands are associated with alcohol-related fights and injuries among underage drinkers.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to: (1) report the prevalence of alcohol-related fights and injuries among a national sample of underage drinkers in the U.S. and (2) describe the relationship between specific alcohol brand consumption and these alcohol-related negative consequences.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 1,031 self-reported drinkers (ages 13-20 years) via an internet panel maintained by Knowledge Networks to complete an online survey. Respondents reported their past-month overall and brand-specific alcohol consumption, risky drinking behavior, and past-year alcohol-related fights and injuries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over one-quarter of the respondents (26.7%, N = 232) reported at least one alcohol-related fight or injury in the past year. Heavy episodic drinkers were over six times more likely to report one of these negative alcohol-related consequences (AOR: 6.4, 95% CI: 4.1-9.9). Respondents of black race and those from higher-income households were also significantly more likely to report that experience (AOR: 2.2, 95% CI: 1.3-3.7; AOR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.1-3.0 and 1.1-3.2, respectively). We identified eight alcohol brands that were significantly associated with alcohol-related fights and injuries. CONCLUSIONS/IMPORTANCE: Alcohol-related fights and injuries were frequently reported by adolescent respondents. Eight alcohol brands were significantly more popular among drinkers who experienced these adverse consequences. These results point to the need for further research on brand-specific correlates of underage drinking and negative health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health , Boston, Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Sarah P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeJong
authors.forename: Timothy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Naimi
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jernigan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D040541:Marketing; D012309:Risk-Taking; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000066608:Underage Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Alcohol; adolescents; brands; fights; injuries; underage drinkers