Alcohol-related cognitions in children (aged 2–10) and how they are shaped by parental alcohol use: A systematic review

Voogt, Carmen; Beusink, Miriam; Kleinjan, Marloes; Otten, Roy; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Smit, Koen; Kuntsche, Emmanuel

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.04.006

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“…This is important because, as argued by Voogt et al . (2017) , some parents may drink frequently, but not when their children are present, and others may drink less frequently but may predominantly do so in front of their children. This suggests that children's exposure to parental alcohol use rather than parental alcohol use per se, may be more important to role modelling.…”

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Parental drinking in Australia: Does the age of children in the home matter?

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Delfabbro

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et al. 2018

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction and Aims Parental role modelling of alcohol use is known to influence alcohol consumption in adolescence and in later life. This study aimed to assess relationships between parental status, child age and alcohol consumption, which have not been well documented. Design and Methods Data were sourced from the 2013 Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey. Analyses were conducted for 25–55 year olds (n = 11 591) by parental status, gender and age of youngest child in the household, controlling for socio‐demographic factors. Results Parents were less likely than non‐parents to exceed the alcohol guideline for increased lifetime risk (18.2% vs. 24.2%) and short‐term risk: at least weekly (14.2% vs. 21.2%); and at least monthly (27.5% vs. 35.9%). Fathers were just as likely to exceed the guidelines for lifetime risk as other men, but those with children aged 0–2, were less likely to exceed the guideline for short‐term risk. Women were least likely to exceed the guideline for lifetime risk if they had children aged 0–2, 6–11 or 15 years and over, or the guideline for short‐term risk, if they had children aged 0–2, or 15 years and over in the household. Parents were more likely to report drinking in the home. Discussion and Conclusions Parents were less likely to exceed alcohol guidelines than non‐parents, especially mothers whose youngest child was an infant or in high school or older. Consistent with population rates in men, fathers were more likely to exceed alcohol guidelines than mothers, and this excess consumption warrants public health attention.

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Parental drinking in Australia: Does the age of children in the home matter?

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Room

et al. 2018

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…In addition, there are differences in associations between parental alcohol use and offspring AE by gender of the offspring. Two studies among early adolescents in the United States and among 3‐ to 6‐year‐olds in Switzerland showed that paternal alcohol use was associated with AE for sons, but not for daughters (Handley and Chassin, ; Kuntsche and Kuntsche, ), whereas the opposite was found among 6‐ to 9‐year‐olds in the Netherlands (Mares et al., ; Voogt et al., ). Considering these mixed findings of parental alcohol use and AE among boys and girls, we tested the hypotheses for the full sample and separately by gender, but we did not formulate any gender‐specific hypotheses.…”

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“…Alcohol expectancies (AE) are defined as the anticipated positive or negative effects of consuming alcohol (Jones et al., ). Evidence suggests that AE develop years before the first alcohol consumption (Jester et al., ; Kuntsche, ; Voogt et al., ) and that they are important determinants of alcohol‐related behavior later on (Campbell and Oei, ; Donovan, ; Smit et al., ). To illustrate, 1 longitudinal study found that positive AE among 6‐ to 8‐year‐olds predicted alcohol initiation and binge drinking (i.e., drinking 5 or more glasses of standard alcohol units on 1 drinking occasion [Wechsler and Nelson, ]) even 9 years later (Jester et al., ).…”

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“…Research on AE among young children is limited. A systematic review of studies conducted in the past 40 years on alcohol‐related cognitions of children revealed that only 5 cross‐sectional studies have focused on 2‐ to 10‐year‐old children's AE (Voogt et al., ), with most studies focusing on children aged 8 years and older. Available studies have shown that children as young as 6 years develop AE (Mares et al., ; Pieters et al., ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although most previous studies were cross‐sectional (Voogt et al., ), a longitudinal study would allow us to draw firmer conclusions on whether exposure mediates the association between parental drinking and youth AE. In terms of prevention, longitudinal evidence can help identify which offspring are at higher risk of acquiring stronger positive and weaker negative AE in early childhood and in early adolescence, thereby putting these children at risk for early alcohol initiation and subsequent excessive alcohol use (Campbell and Oei, ; Donovan, ; Smit et al., ).…”

Section: Hypothesesmentioning

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Exposure to Parental Alcohol Use Rather Than Parental Drinking Shapes Offspring's Alcohol Expectancies

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Otten

Kleinjan

et al. 2019

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background: Alcohol expectancies (AE), that is, the anticipated effects of alcohol, start developing early in childhood and are important predictors of alcohol use years later. Whereas previous research has demonstrated that parental drinking relates to children's AE, this study aims to test whether exposure to parental alcohol use mediates the link between parental alcohol use and positive and negative AE among children (6 to 8 years) and early adolescents (12 to 15 years).Methods: Longitudinal multi-informant family studies were conducted in the Netherlands among children (Study 1 (2015 to 2017): N = 329; 48.9% boys; M age = 4.6) and adolescents (Study 2 [2015(Study 2 [ to 2018: N = 755; 45.6% boys; M age = 11.3). Fathers' and mothers' alcohol use in terms of quantity and exposure (i.e., the frequency of alcohol use in 9 family-specific situations), and offspring's AE were collected using online questionnaires.Results: Structural equation modeling conducted in the full sample and separately by gender revealed the following: For children, no associations were found in the full sample. However, genderspecific results indicated that fathers' exposure was associated with (and mediated) favorable AE. Among adolescents, fathers' exposure was associated with (and mediated) social and coping AE (both boys and girls) and enhancement AE (only boys). Contrastingly, neither mothers' alcohol use nor its exposure was associated with any AE. Although different associations were found by offspring's gender, strong evidence for gender differences was lacking.Conclusions: This study indicates that, for specific expectancies, exposure to fathers' alcohol use shapes offspring's cognitions about the effects of alcohol, rather than fathers' alcohol use in general. Prevention efforts could focus on lowering the degree to which fathers expose their drinking, which might be more easily changeable than drinking in general.

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