Trajectories of Early Binge Drinking: A Function of Family Cohesion and Peer Use

Abstract

Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we tested latent growth models examining whether the number of friends using alcohol and family cohesion were linked with trajectories of binge drinking (N = 3,342) from adolescence (average age 15.06) into young adulthood (average age 27.93). Adolescents with higher family cohesion had lower rates of binge drinking in adolescence (b = -.07, p < .05), while those with more friends drinking alcohol were more likely to binge drink in adolescence (b = .51, p < .001), young adulthood (b = .22, p < .001), and had increasing trajectories of binge drinking across 14 years (b = -.29, p < .001). Clinically, we discuss Multiple-Family Group Interventions as a potential approach.

Internet Gaming Disorder Behaviors in Emergent Adulthood: a Pilot Study Examining the Interplay Between Anxiety and Family Cohesion

“…In particular, cohesive families appear likely to decrease IGD escaping motives (i.e., individuals may not abscond to the virtual world due to their satisfying family context). Furthermore, such families may positively moderate other external stressors (i.e., peer issues), that could precipitate IGD behaviors, by providing a place of belonging, and a safe outlet for relieving tension (Rajesh et al 2015;Solloski et al 2015). This is in consensus with literature indicating family cohesion to have a buffering role in the associations between discomfort and distress and psychopathological behaviors, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (Farrell et al 1995;Ibanez et al 2015;Kaur and Kearney 2013).…”

“…To the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first study that has examined the potential protective effect of higher family cohesion for more anxious gamers. Nevertheless, the findings were in consensus with previous research suggesting that family cohesion may have a significant role in preventing the development of addictions (Solloski et al 2015;Rajesh et al 2015;Manzi et al 2006;Wark et al 2003;Li and Warner 2015). There are two potential reasons why this might be the case.…”

“…Family cohesion is described as the Bemotional bonding among family members and the feeling of closeness that is expressed by feelings of belonging and acceptance within the family ( Johnson et al 2001, p. 306). Cohesive families appear to function in a number of ways that may reduce addictive behaviors (i.e., binge drinking and smoking initiation; Rajesh et al 2015;Solloski et al 2015). In particular, cohesive families appear likely to decrease IGD escaping motives (i.e., individuals may not abscond to the virtual world due to their satisfying family context).…”

Binge drinking: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions

“…There is consistent evidence that adolescents whose parents provide both boundaries and empathy, and monitor their activities and whereabouts have a lower binge drinking risk Kelly et al, 2016;Klima et al, 2014;Pedersen & von Soest, 2013;Soloski, Kale Monk, & Durtschi, 2016;Song, Smiler, Wagoner, & Wolfson, 2012;Steiner et al, 2014;Stickley et al, 2013). In contrast, authoritarian or neglectful parents are more likely to have binge drinking offspring (Stafstrom, 2014).…”

“…Consequently, a variety of recently published studies have demonstrated that frequently spending time with friends, having friends who drink, or drinking with friends is a major risk factor for binge drinking (Dietze, Livingston, Callinan, & Room, 2014;Eisenberg, Golberstein, & Whitlock, 2014;Elisaus et al, 2015;Hahm, Kolaczyk, Jang, Swenson, & Bhindarwala, 2012;Harakeh et al, 2012;He, Assanangkornchai, Cai, & McNeil, 2016;Kelly et al, 2016;Kuntsche, Otten, & Labhart, 2015;Mustonen, Makela, & Lintonen, 2016;Scholly, Katz, & Kehl, 2014;Seid, Hesse, & Bloomfield, 2016;Simons-Morton et al, 2016;Soloski et al, 2016;Song et al, 2012;Stickley et al, 2013;Tomczyk, Isensee, & Hanewinkel, 2015;Washburn, Capaldi, Kim, & Feingold, 2014).…”