title: Alcohol use in films and adolescent alcohol use.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether exposure to alcohol use in films (AUFs) is associated with early alcohol use, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems in British adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with 5163 15-year-olds from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children in the United Kingdom. We measured adolescent exposure to AUFs, age at onset of alcohol use, and binge-drinking behavior. We adjusted for early childhood social, family and behavioral factors, adolescent tobacco use, and peer drinking.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjustment, adolescents with the highest exposure to AUFs were 1.2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-1.3) times more likely to have tried alcohol compared with those least exposed and 1.7 (95% CI: 1.5-2.0) times more likely to binge drink. They were 2.4 (95% CI: 1.9-3.1) times more likely to drink weekly and 2.0 (95% CI: 1.7-2.4) times more likely to have alcohol-related problems than those least exposed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Exposure to AUFs is associated with higher risk of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems in UK adolescents. Our findings provide evidence to support the argument that a review of film-rating categories and alcohol ratings for all films may help reduce problem-related alcohol consumption in young people.
authors: School of Oral and Dental Sciences, and andrea.waylen@bristol.ac.uk.
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Waylen
authors: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and.
authors: Sam
authors: S
authors: Leary
authors: School of Oral and Dental Sciences, and.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Ness
authors: Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Sargent
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: ALSPAC; adolescent behavior; alcohol use; alcohol-related problems; binge drinking