title: Cohort Profile: The Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study (APSALS).
abstract: The Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study (APSALS) was established in 2010 to investigate the short- and long-term associations between exposure to early parental alcohol provision, early adolescent alcohol initiation, subsequent alcohol use and alcohol-related harms, controlling for a wide range of parental, child, familial, peer and contextual covariates. The cohort commenced with 1927 parent-child dyads comprising Australian Grade 7 school students (mean age = 12.9 years, range = 10.8-15.7 years), and a parent/guardian. Baseline, 1- and 2-year follow-up data have been collected, with > 90% retention, and a 3-year follow-up is under way. The data collected include child, familial, parental and peer factors addressing demographics, alcohol use and supply, parenting practices, other substance use, adolescent behaviours and peer influences. The cohort is ideal for prospectively examining predictors of initiation and progression of alcohol use, which increases markedly through adolescence.
authors.affiliation: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aiken
authors.affiliation: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wadolowski
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
authors.forename: Raimondo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Jackob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Najman
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton Heights, NSW, Australia and.
authors.forename: Kypros
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kypri
authors.affiliation: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Slade
authors.affiliation: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Delyse
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.affiliation: National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Shenton Park, WA, 6008, Australia.
authors.forename: Nyanda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.affiliation: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mattick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D012923:Social Class; D013334:Students; D000066608:Underage Drinking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*