Really Underage Drinkers: Alcohol Use Among Elementary Students

Donovan, James M.; Leech, Sharon L.; Zucker, Robert A.; Loveland-Cherry, Carol; Jester, Jennifer M.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E.; Puttler, Leon I.; Wong, Maria M.; Looman, Wendy S.

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“…Analyses of ethnic differences also assumed greater homogeneity within, than between, African-American and Caucasian ethnic groups (Barrera et al, 1999), although this limitation may be mitigated by the use of a regional (rather than national) population sample. Child reports of own alcohol use may be subject to biased reporting, but have demonstrated reliability and concurrent validity (Donovan et al, 2004). Given these limitations, cross-validation and replication of results in other longitudinal studies is recommended (MacCallum et al, 1992).…”

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Ethnic Differences in Positive Alcohol Expectancies During Childhood: The Pittsburgh Girls Study

Chung

Hipwell

Loeber

et al. 2008

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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Background-Positive expectancies about alcohol's effects are more likely to be endorsed with increasing age through adolescence, and the strength of positive alcohol expectancies in children appears to differ by ethnicity. Little is known about the extent to which differences in a measure's psychometric properties as a function of development and ethnicity may account for changes that are observed over time and ethnic differences. This study used measurement invariance methods to examine ethnic differences in the development of alcohol expectancies, and examined risk factors associated with girls' positive expectancies.

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confidence: 99%

Ethnic Differences in Positive Alcohol Expectancies During Childhood: The Pittsburgh Girls Study

Chung

Hipwell

Loeber

et al. 2008

Alcoholism Clin & Exp Res

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“…Most of these associations had already been reported in the literature. 8,50,[52][53][54][55][57][58][59][61][62][63] The relationship between depressive symptoms and alcohol use can be partially explained by these factors. When these factors were controlled for, the magnitude of the relationship between early depressive symptoms and subsequent onset of alcohol use was reduced.…”

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“…Factors that have been found to be related to early alcohol use initiation include male gender, [49][50][51] low levels of parental monitoring, 52,53 frequent parental alcohol use, 54,55 parental emotional disorders, 56,57 child abuse, 58 and poor parent-child relationships, 50,59 as well as child novelty-seeking tendencies 60 and conduct disorder symptoms. 8,61 Some of these factors have also been found to be associated with depressive symptoms.…”

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Childhood Depressive Symptoms and Early Onset of Alcohol Use

Bird

Liu³

et al. 2006

Pediatrics

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OBJECTIVES-Few studies have assessed the relationship between depressive symptoms and early onset of alcohol use in children and early adolescents. We aimed to determine whether depressive symptoms in children are associated with subsequent initiation of alcohol use and, if so, whether this association is merely a result of demographic, parental, and/or individual risk factors shared by depression and alcohol use or independent of these shared risk factors. METHODS-Analyseswere based on a subsample of 10-to 13-year-old children (N = 1119) from the Boricua Youth Study, a longitudinal study of psychopathology among Puerto Rican children and early adolescents. Children in the study were assessed over 3 waves between 2000 and 2004. In-person structured interviews were conducted with both parents and children.RESULTS-Depressive symptoms and alcohol use shared some significant risk and protective factors, such as parental psychopathology, parenting, child exposure to violence, and antisocial behaviors. After controlling for these factors, the association between depressive symptoms and alcohol use was reduced, but childhood depressive symptoms were still positively associated with subsequent alcohol use initiation. Children with medium or high levels of depressive symptoms were more than twice as likely to use alcohol as those with <2 depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS-The finding of the current study that early life depressive symptoms may lead to earlier onset of alcohol use indicates the importance of identifying and treating depressive symptoms in preadolescent children. It also demonstrates the importance of examining shared risk and protective factors for understanding the relationship between depressive symptoms and alcohol use. Keywordsdepression; alcohol/drug use; age at onset; children and adolescents Copyright © 2006 27 Such an association has also been found to exist in adolescence. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] Few studies have examined depression and alcohol use within childhood and early adolescence. [38][39][40] Two of these studies found evidence of a significant relationship between early depressive symptoms and early initiation of alcohol use. 38,39 In discussing the reasons for the relationship between depression and use and abuse of alcohol and other substances, some studies have pointed to effects of depression on alcohol use and abuse, supporting the idea that the relationship may, to some extent, result from individuals' attempts to "self-medicate" their depressive symptoms by using alcohol. 31,41 Other studies have pointed to (usually long-term) use of alcohol as a culprit in increases in symptoms of depression over time. 29,42 Still others have emphasized the likelihood that there exist environmental 43,44 and/or genetic factors, 45-48 which tend to significantly increase individuals' vulnerability to both types of disorders.Factors that have been found to be related to early alcohol use initiation include male gender, 49-51 low levels of parental monitoring, 52,53 frequen...

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“…Childhood sipping almost invariably takes place in the family context, most often when children taste drinks that belong to a parent (Donovan et al, 2004;Hipwell et al, 2005;Jackson et al, 1997Jackson et al, , 2012Warner & White, 2003). From a socialization perspective, sipping the drink of a consenting adult can be a powerful learning experience.…”

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A Parenting Program to Promote an Alcohol-Free Childhood: Influence on Parents’ Readiness to Prevent Child Sipping

Ennett

Jackson

Choi

et al. 2016

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: This study reports effects of a parenting program to increase parents' readiness to socialize their children against early alcohol use. Method: A two-group randomized controlled trial was conducted with a nonprobability sample of 816 mothers. Participants were recruited from school districts located primarily in North Carolina and completed telephone interviews at baseline and 6 and 18 months after delivery of a parenting program to the treatment group mothers. Mothers reported on psychological indicators of readiness to prevent child alcohol use (e.g., attitude toward child sipping) and on parenting behaviors with potential to prevent such use (e.g., setting rules about child sipping). Multivariate analysis of variance models tested program effects on composite sets of psychological and behavioral outcomes; step-down analysis identified the individual outcomes driving overall program effects. established beliefs about the consequences of child sipping, educational attainment, and race/ethnicity was tested. Results: The program had significant overall effects on each composite set of psychological and behavioral outcomes. Effects on psychological outcomes were moderated by mother's alcohol use, beliefs about the consequences of child sipping, and educational attainment; effects on the behavioral outcomes were moderated by mother's race/ethnicity. Conclusions: The parenting program had favorable, sustained effects on targeted outcomes intended to increase parental readiness to socialize children against early alcohol use. Mothers expected to be least receptive to the program-those who, at baseline, believed that allowing children to sip alcohol can have beneficial consequences-were most changed by it. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 77, 327-336, 2016)

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Really Underage Drinkers: Alcohol Use Among Elementary Students

Cited by 101 publications

References 33 publications

Ethnic Differences in Positive Alcohol Expectancies During Childhood: The Pittsburgh Girls Study

Ethnic Differences in Positive Alcohol Expectancies During Childhood: The Pittsburgh Girls Study

Childhood Depressive Symptoms and Early Onset of Alcohol Use

A Parenting Program to Promote an Alcohol-Free Childhood: Influence on Parents’ Readiness to Prevent Child Sipping

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