Stress, coping, family conflict, and adolescent alcohol use

Stress, coping, family conflict, and adolescent alcohol use

This study examined alcohol use among seventh graders in relation to life events, daily hassles, the supportive quality of the family environment, coping, and anxiety. Four hundred twenty-five students participated, 228 girls and 197 boys. Stepwise regression and discriminant function analyses indic...

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Published in:Journal of behavioral medicine Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 449 - 466
Main Authors: BAER, P. E, GARMEZY, L. B, MCLAUGHLIN, R. J, POKORNY, A. D, WERNICK, M. J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer 01-10-1987
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol Use
Biological and medical sciences
Conflict (Psychology)
Family
Family Life
Female
Houston, Texas
Humans
Junior High Schools
Male
Medical sciences
Parent-Child Relations
Psychological Stress
Psychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social Support
Sociocultural environment
Stress, Psychological - complications
Human
Alcoholic beverage
Social conflict
Consumer behavior
Alcoholism
Adolescent
Family environment
Coping
Stress
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Summary:This study examined alcohol use among seventh graders in relation to life events, daily hassles, the supportive quality of the family environment, coping, and anxiety. Four hundred twenty-five students participated, 228 girls and 197 boys. Stepwise regression and discriminant function analyses indicated that the students reported more alcohol use if they also reported more life events, more daily hassles, and more conflict in the family. A stress-buffering effect of low family conflict on life events could not be substantiated for extent of alcohol use. The results are discussed in the context of the developmental transitions of adolescence.
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ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/BF00846144