Beyond the Primary Influences of Parents and Peers on Very Young Adolescent Alcohol Use: Evidence of Independent Community Associations

Beyond the Primary Influences of Parents and Peers on Very Young Adolescent Alcohol Use Evidence of Independent Community Associations

This study examined the extent to which young adolescent alcohol use was related to alcohol-related norms and law enforcement of underage alcohol use, after accounting for known strong parent and peer correlates. Our sample consisted of 7,674 students ( X ¯ age = 12 years) from 30 Australian communi...

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Published in:The Journal of early adolescence Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 569 - 584
Main Authors: Smith, Dayna T., Kelly, Adrian B., Chan, Gary C. K., Toumbourou, John W., Patton, George C., Williams, Joanne W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-06-2014
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Alcohol use
Australia
Community Characteristics
Correlation
Correlation analysis
Drinking
Early Adolescents
Foreign Countries
Law Enforcement
Norms
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting Styles
Parents & parenting
Peer Influence
Surveys
Teenagers
Australia
parent
alcohol use
adolescents
young
children
peer
neighborhood
community
family
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Summary:This study examined the extent to which young adolescent alcohol use was related to alcohol-related norms and law enforcement of underage alcohol use, after accounting for known strong parent and peer correlates. Our sample consisted of 7,674 students ( X ¯ age = 12 years) from 30 Australian communities. Two-level (individuals nested within communities) binary logistic regression was used to examine relationships between recent alcohol use (last 30 days) and perceived community norms about alcohol use, perceived law enforcement of underage alcohol use, parent alcohol use, parent permissiveness of adolescent alcohol use, peer alcohol use, and demographic factors. Results indicated that community norms and perceived law enforcement of alcohol use were associated with alcohol use and this association was independent of parent and peer factors. After accounting for proximal social correlates, community factors were significantly associated with alcohol use among very young adolescents.
ISSN:0272-4316
1552-5449
DOI:10.1177/0272431613498647