Are Certain College Students Prone to Experiencing Excessive Alcohol-Related Consequences? Predicting Membership in a High-Risk Subgroup Using Pre-College Profiles

Varvil-Weld, Lindsey; Mallett, Kimberly A.; Turrisi, Rob; Cleveland, Michael J.; Abar, Caitlin C.

doi:10.15288/jsad.2013.74.542

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“…Although the MRC group only accounted for approximately 20% of drinkers, they experienced nearly half of all alcohol-related consequences reported. Further, identification of this high-risk group has been replicated independently with similar proportions of MRC group members and consequences experienced (e.g., Varvil-Weld et al, 2012; 2013). The MRC group’s repeated experience with consequences indicates these students do not modify their behavior to avoid subsequent problems, making them important targets for early intervention.…”

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“…For example, students who engaged in more risk behaviors (i.e., participated in drinking games) and who had higher perceived drinking norms and rates of weekly and peak drinking were likely to be in the MRC group at the end of their first year in college (Varvil-Weld et al, 2013). Additional research showed an association between parents who exhibited permissive orientations toward underage student alcohol consumption and MRC group membership, again identified at the end of the first year in college (Varvil-Weld et al, 2012).…”

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Who Will Experience the Most Alcohol Problems in College? The Roles of Middle and High School Drinking Tendencies

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Mallett

Turrisi

et al. 2015

Alcohol Clin Exp Res

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Background Previous work examining college drinking tendencies has identified a disproportionately small (20%), but uniquely high-risk group of students who experience nearly 50% of the reported alcohol-related consequences (i.e., the multiple repeated consequences, or MRC, group). With the goal of reducing drinking-related consequences later in college, the current study sought to identify potential MRC group members in their first semester by examining: 1) early-risk subgroups based on analysis of early-risk screening constructs (e.g., age of drinking onset, middle school alcohol exposure, high school drinking and consequences); and 2) their association with MRC criteria early in the first semester of college. Methods A random sample of 2021 first year college student drinkers (56% female) completed a web-based drinking survey in their first semester on campus. Results Latent class analysis (LCA) revealed four early-risk subgroups: 1) an Early Onset Risk group who endorsed early age of drinking onset and engaged in heavy middle and high school drinking (10%); 2) a Late Onset Risk group who engaged in weekend drinking and drunkenness and experienced six or more unique consequences as seniors in high school (32%); 3) an Early Onset Limited Risk group who only endorsed early age of onset and middle school drinking (3%); and 4) a Minimal Risk group who did not engage in any early risk behaviors (55%). Members of both the Early and Late Onset Risk groups had significantly higher odds of MRC membership in their first semester of college (9.85 and 6.79 greater, respectively). Conclusions Results suggest age of onset, middle and high school drinking and drunkenness, and frequency of unique consequences could be particularly useful in brief screening tools. Further, findings support early screening and prevention efforts for MRC membership prior to college matriculation.

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Who Will Experience the Most Alcohol Problems in College? The Roles of Middle and High School Drinking Tendencies

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Mallett

Turrisi

et al. 2015

Alcohol Clin Exp Res

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“…As person-centered approaches in the study of alcohol consumption gain traction (e.g., Cleveland et al, 2013;Huh et al, 2013;Varvil-Weld et al, 2013), more research is needed to identify distinct subgroups of young adults at risk for dysfunctional drinking behaviors. As part of this effort, more attention must be paid to race and other differences that may signify different levels of risk, as well as potentially unique mechanisms by which to prevent heavy drinking.…”

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Exploring Heavy Drinking Patterns Among Black and White Young Adults

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Skinner

Haggerty

et al. 2014

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: This investigation examined patterns of heavy drinking among Black and White young adults from a person-centered perspective and linked family and individual factors in adolescence to young adult drinking patterns. Method: The analysis focuses on 331 10th-grade students (168 Whites, 163 Blacks; 51% males) who were followed into young adulthood (ages 20 and 22). Cluster analyses using heavy episodic drinking, drunkenness, and alcohol problems in young adulthood resulted in groups of drinkers with different patterns. Groups were examined across and within race. Associations between young adult drinking groups and adolescent family and individual factors were tested. Results: Groups followed well-established race differences, with Whites clustering into frequent drinking groups more than Blacks, and Blacks clustering into non-heavy drinking groups more than Whites.Further, Black heavy drinkers reported fewer alcohol problems than White counterparts. Parental monitoring, consistent discipline, ethnic identity, and delinquency were associated with adult heavy episodic drinking groups for both races. Monitoring and delinquency, along with parental norms, were associated with drunkenness groups for both races. However, race differences were observed for drunkenness clusters such that attachment was predictive for White clusters, and parental guidelines and discipline were predictive for Black clusters. Conclusions: Large race differences in heavy drinking at young adulthood were confi rmed.

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“…Studies in many countries show decreased alcohol use among adolescents and young adults associated with either higher levels of parental monitoring (1,6–16) or good family relations (1,2,9–11,17–21). A few studies also show higher levels of parental monitoring or stronger family relations protective for alcohol-related consequences among young people (15,22,23). …”

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Parental monitoring and family relations: Associations with drinking patterns among male and female Mexican students

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Díaz-Martínez²,

Díaz-Martínez

et al. 2015

Addictive Behaviors

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Introduction Parental monitoring and family relations are recognized as protective factors for youth alcohol use. The purpose of this study was to investigate perceived parental monitoring and family relations among subgroups of Mexican youths with different patterns of drinking behaviors and consequences. Methods A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) identified profiles of drinking behavior in a cross-sectional survey of entering first year university students. Multinomial regression examined associations between parental monitoring, family relations and drinking profiles among 22,224 students. Results Both lower perceived parental monitoring and weaker perceived family relations were associated with heavier drinking profiles among males and females, but more strongly associated with female than male heavier drinking profiles. Being older, having parents with lower education, and not living with parents were also associated with lower parental monitoring and weaker family relations. There was a general trend of lower parental monitoring and weaker family relations as the profiles increased from Non/Infrequent-No Consequences to Excessive-Many Consequences drinkers. Lower perceived parental monitoring and weaker perceived family relations were more strongly associated with drinking profiles among females than among males. Both the parental monitoring and family relations scales had similar associations with drinking profiles. Conclusions Findings suggest drinking norms and values may contribute to any protective influences of parental monitoring and family relations on Mexican youths’ drinking. Research about changes in drinking norms, contextual factors, and youth-parent trust would inform the utility of parental monitoring or family relations as protective strategies against alcohol misuse among Mexican and Mexican American youths and also youths from other backgrounds.

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Are Certain College Students Prone to Experiencing Excessive Alcohol-Related Consequences? Predicting Membership in a High-Risk Subgroup Using Pre-College Profiles

Cited by 12 publications

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Who Will Experience the Most Alcohol Problems in College? The Roles of Middle and High School Drinking Tendencies

Who Will Experience the Most Alcohol Problems in College? The Roles of Middle and High School Drinking Tendencies

Exploring Heavy Drinking Patterns Among Black and White Young Adults

Parental monitoring and family relations: Associations with drinking patterns among male and female Mexican students

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