Assessment of Source and Type of Alcohol Consumed by High School Students

Cremeens, Jennifer; Miller, Jacqueline W.; Nelson, David E.; Brewer, Robert D.

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“…Beer and wine were the most frequently endorsed beverage type for first sip(s) of alcohol. This stands in contrast to literature that indicates that distilled spirits are the most frequently consumed type of alcohol by adolescents, at least among high-schoolers (Cremeens et al, 2009;Siegel et al, 2011), but is consistent with Donovan and Molina (2008), who also found wine to be the most commonly endorsed beverage type for sipping/tasting. Distilled spirits may not appeal or are not available to children and preadolescents.…”

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The Prospective Association Between Sipping Alcohol by the Sixth Grade and Later Substance Use

Jackson

Barnett

Colby

et al. 2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Although there is a clear association between early use of alcohol and short-and long-term adverse outcomes, it is unclear whether consumption of minor amounts of alcohol (less than a full drink) at a young age is prognostic of risk behaviors in later adolescence. Method: Data were taken from 561 students enrolled in an ongoing prospective web-based study on alcohol initiation and progression (55% female; 25% White non-Hispanic). Based on a combination of monthly and semiannual surveys, we coded whether participants sipped alcohol before sixth grade and examined associations between early sipping and alcohol consumption by fall of ninth grade, as well as other indices of problem behavior. Participants also reported on the context of the first sipping event. Results: The prevalence of sipping alcohol by fall of sixth grade was 29.5%. Most participants indicated that their first sip took place at their own home, and the primary source of alcohol was an adult, usually a parent. Youth who sipped alcohol by sixth grade had significantly greater odds of consuming a full drink, getting drunk, and drinking heavily by ninth grade than nonsippers. These associations held even when we controlled for temperamental, behavioral, and environmental factors that contribute to proneness for problem behavior, which suggests that sipping is not simply a marker of underlying risk. Conclusions: Our findings that early sipping is associated with elevated odds of risky behaviors at high school entry dispute the idea of sipping as a protective factor. Offering even just a sip of alcohol may undermine messages about the unacceptability of alcohol consumption for youth. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 76, 212-221, 2015)

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The Prospective Association Between Sipping Alcohol by the Sixth Grade and Later Substance Use

Jackson

Barnett

Colby

et al. 2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Research on the types of alcohol beverages consumed by youth has implications for guiding regulatory and environmental strategies to reduce underage drinking (Cremeens et al, 2009). For example, governmental regulation, which is often alcoholic beverage-specific (e.g., advertising guidelines, alcohol excise taxes), has been shown to reduce underage drinking (Carpenter et al, 2007).…”

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“…Specifically, the 2011 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey indicated that the prevalence of being drunk in the past month was similar for 8 th grade females and males (4.2% and 4.4%, respectively), but remained higher among 12 th grade males compared to females (28% versus 22%; Johnston et al, 2012). Findings regarding beverage-specific alcohol use by youth, particularly in the understudied group of adolescent females, could inform regulatory policy (e.g., beverage-specific advertising regulations) and alcohol prevention and intervention (Cremeens et al, 2009; Naimi et al, 2007; Roeber et al, 2007; Cremeens et al, 2009; Werch et al, 2005). …”

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Racial Differences in Type of Alcoholic Beverage Consumed During Adolescence in the Pittsburgh Girls Study

Chung

Pedersen

Kim

et al. 2013

Alcohol Clin Exp Res

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Background White, compared to Black, adolescents have higher rates of alcohol use, and show more rapid increases in alcohol use. Racial differences in type of alcohol beverage (i.e., beer, wine, liquor) consumed by youth have received scant attention, and little is known regarding changes in type of alcohol beverage consumed during adolescence, when experimentation may transition to more regular use. Methods This study used repeated measures latent class analysis to identify distinct profiles that represent change in type of alcohol beverage consumed across ages 11–18, and to examine predictors (e.g., caretaker alcohol use, perceived peer alcohol use, ease in accessing alcohol, perceived neighborhood risk indicated by witnessing drug dealing), most of which were measured at ages 11–12, of alcohol use profiles in the Pittsburgh Girls Study (n=2,171; 57% Black, 43% White), a community sample with annual follow-ups. Results Among Black girls, 2 profiles were identified: Low Use (76%), and Alcohol Use involving primarily liquor starting around age 15 (24%). Among White girls, 4 profiles were identified: Wine sippers (11%); a Low Use profile with low probability of drinking until age 18, when use of beer and liquor increased (52%); an Increasing Use profile with increased probability of drinking beer and liquor starting at age 15 (23%); and a High Alcohol Use profile, starting with use of wine, then shifting to use primarily of beer and liquor after age 13 (14%). Separate risk factor analyses conducted by race indicated similar predictors for Black and White girls: perceived ease in accessing alcohol, witnessing neighborhood drug dealing, and perceived peer alcohol use were each associated with heavier drinking profiles. Conclusions Longitudinal profiles of type of alcoholic beverages, within and across racial groups, can guide the tailoring of interventions to address developmentally salient turning points in alcohol use for specific subgroups of girls.

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“…Our list of drinking-related terms used to acquire Tweets did not include all of the terms that are synonymous with drinking; hence, some drinking-related Tweets were missed. "Wine," although a popular alcohol term on Twitter (>500,000 Tweets per month), was not included in the fi nal term list because young people tend to prefer beer or distilled spirits over wine, and we presumed that wine-related Tweets could be qualitatively different from all the other alcohol-related Tweets in our study (Cremeens et al, 2009;Siegel et al, 2011).…”

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“Hey Everyone, I’m Drunk.” An Evaluation of Drinking-Related Twitter Chatter

Cavazos‐Rehg

Krauss

Sowles

et al. 2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: The promotion of drinking behaviors correlates with increased drinking behaviors and intent to drink, especially when peers are the promotion source. Similarly, online displays of peer drinking behaviors have been described as a potential type of peer pressure that might lead to alcohol misuse when the peers to whom individuals feel attached value such behaviors. Social media messages about drinking behaviors on Twitter (a popular social media platform among young people) are common but understudied. In response, and given that drinking alcohol is a widespread activity among young people, we examined Twitter chatter about drinking. Method: Tweets containing alcohol-or drinking-related keywords were collected from March 13 to April 11, 2014. We assessed a random sample (n = 5,000) of the most infl uential Tweets for sentiment, theme, and source. Results: Most alcohol-related Tweets refl ected a positive sentiment toward alcohol use, with pro-alcohol Tweets outnumbering anti-alcohol Tweets by a factor of more than 10. The most common themes of pro-drinking Tweets included references to frequent or heavy drinking behaviors and wanting/needing/ planning to drink alcohol. The most common sources of pro-alcohol Tweets were organic (i.e., noncommercial). Conclusions: Our fi ndings highlight the need for online prevention messages about drinking to counter the strong pro-alcohol presence on Twitter. However, to enhance the impact of anti-drinking messages on Twitter, it may be prudent for such Tweets to be sent by individuals who are widely followed on Twitter and during times when heavy drinking is more likely to occur (i.e., weekends, holidays). (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 76, 635-643, 2015)

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Assessment of Source and Type of Alcohol Consumed by High School Students

Cited by 25 publications

References 11 publications

The Prospective Association Between Sipping Alcohol by the Sixth Grade and Later Substance Use

The Prospective Association Between Sipping Alcohol by the Sixth Grade and Later Substance Use

Racial Differences in Type of Alcoholic Beverage Consumed During Adolescence in the Pittsburgh Girls Study

“Hey Everyone, I’m Drunk.” An Evaluation of Drinking-Related Twitter Chatter

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