Reciprocal relations between positive alcohol expectancies and peer use on adolescent drinking: An accelerated autoregressive cross-lagged model using the NCANDA sample.
Author(s): Boyd, Stephen J; Sceeles, Ellie M; Tapert, Susan F; Brown, Sandra A; Nagel, Bonnie J | Abstract: Positive alcohol expectancies (PAE) and associating with drinking peers are reliable predictors of adolescent alcohol use. Knowledge of when and for whom these risk factors are most influential could enhance intervention effectiveness. Reciprocal relations between PAE and adolescent and peer alcohol use were examined between the ages of 13 and 18 in a sample (N = 566; 50% female) from the National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA), as well as sex differences in these associations. Associating with drinking peers prospectively predicted more frequent alcohol use for both sexes, although peer socialization was evident earlier for girls compared with boys. Higher PAE influenced later drinking in mid-adolescence, from age 14 to 16, for boys only. PAE influenced peer group selection for both sexes, although the influence was evident earlier in boys than girls. The relative impact of environmental risk factors for problematic alcohol use may vary over time and across developmental periods. These results suggest that prevention and treatment efforts for adolescent drinking can be improved by targeting age-appropriate risk factors. Early adolescent interventions may be best served by minimizing involvement with drinking peers and correcting normative beliefs of peer use. Among adolescent girls, early interventions focused on reducing peer influence may be most effective. Prevention and treatment programs aimed at addressing PAE would likely prove more effective for boys in mid- to late adolescence. (PsycINFO Database Record
Alcohol use, particularly binge drinking, is a major public health concern among adolescents. Recent national data show that the gender gap in alcohol use is lessening, and binge drinking among girls is rising. Considering the increase in binge drinking among adolescent girls, as well as females’ increased risk of experiencing more severe biopsychosocial negative effects and consequences from binge drinking, the current review sought to examine gender differences in risk factors for binge drinki...
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#2Seung Bin Cho(VCU: Virginia Commonwealth University)H-Index: 12
Last. Danielle M. Dick(VCU: Virginia Commonwealth University)H-Index: 87
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Background: Heavy episodic drinking is developmentally normative among adolescents and young adults, but is linked to adverse consequences in later life, such as drug and alcohol dependence. Genetic and peer influences are robust predictors of heavy episodic drinking in youth, but little is known about the interplay between polygenic risk and peer influences as they impact developmental patterns of heavy episodic drinking. Methods: Data were from a multisite prospective study of alcohol use amon...
PROBLEM: Priority health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults. Population-based data on these behaviors at the national, state, and local levels can help monitor the effectiveness of public health interventions designed to protect and promote the health of youth nationwide. REPORTING PERIOD COVERED: September 2014-December 2015. DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM: The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of pr...
Providing people with information about the behavior and attitudes of their peers is a strategy commonly employed by those seeking to reduce behavior deemed harmful either to individuals (e.g., high alcohol consumption) or the collective (e.g., high energy consumption). We review norm-based interventions, detailing the logic behind them and the various forms they can take. We give special attention to interventions designed to decrease college students' drinking and increase environment-friendly...
#1Sandra A. Brown(UCSD: University of California, San Diego)H-Index: 6
#2Ty Brumback(UCSD: University of California, San Diego)H-Index: 15
Last. Susan F. Tapert(UCSD: University of California, San Diego)H-Index: 88
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#1Ryan S. Trim(UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles)H-Index: 25
#2Matthew J. Worley(UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles)H-Index: 15
Last. Sandra A. Brown(UCLA: University of California, Los Angeles)H-Index: 6
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Substance use and antisocial behavior (ASB) are complex and interrelated behaviors. This study identified model trajectory classes defined by concurrent substance use and ASB and examined trajectory associations with emerging adult outcomes. Participants from a high-risk sample of youth (n = 536; 73% male) completed interviews at baseline (mean age = 16.1 years) and follow-up (mean age = 22.6 years). Latent class growth analyses identified five trajectory classes based on alcohol/drug use (AOD) ...
#2Mark W. Lipsey(Vandy: Vanderbilt University)H-Index: 57
Abstract This study reports findings from a meta-analysis summarizing the effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions for adolescents (age 11–18) and young adults (age 19–30). We identified 185 eligible study samples using a comprehensive literature search and synthesized findings using random-effects meta-analyses with robust standard errors. Overall, brief alcohol interventions led to significant reductions in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among adolescents ( g ¯ = 0.27 and...
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Last. Steven Sussman(SC: University of Southern California)H-Index: 7
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We provide a conceptual framework for considering how an individual’s identity is influenced by social groups and an empirical exploration of how identity is related to cigarette smoking and e-ciga...
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Abstract Background Peer influences figure prominently in young adult binge drinking. Women have trended to show a level of alcohol use on par with men during the last decades. It would be of interest to investigate the neural processes of social cognition that may underlie binge drinking and the potential sex differences. Methods Here, we examined the data of the Human Connectome Project where we identified a total of 175 binge drinkers (125 men) and 285 non-binge drinkers (97 men) performing a...
#1Valeria Ivaniushina(HSE: National Research University – Higher School of Economics)H-Index: 4
#2Vera Titkova(HSE: National Research University – Higher School of Economics)H-Index: 1
OBJECTIVES To measure the effects of peer influence and peer selection on drinking behavior in adolescence through a rigorous statistical approach designed to unravel these interrelated processes. METHODS We conducted systematic searches of electronic databases, thesis collections and conference proceedings to identify studies that used longitudinal network design and stochastic actor-oriented modeling to analyze drinking behavior in adolescents. Parameter estimates collected from individual stu...
#1A C May(UCSD: University of California, San Diego)
#1April C. May(UCSD: University of California, San Diego)H-Index: 14
Last. Joanna Jacobus(UCSD: University of California, San Diego)H-Index: 29
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The present longitudinal study examines how age of alcohol initiation and regular use (weekly drinking for ≥6 months) relates to adolescent physiological development, social behaviors, psychologica...
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#1Konrad Bresin(GSU: Georgia State University)H-Index: 3
#1Konrad Bresin(GSU: Georgia State University)H-Index: 3
Abstract Dysregulated behaviors, defined as active behaviors that have short-term benefits but cause serious recurrent long-term distress or impairment to the individual and/or those around them, include behaviors such as suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injury, aggression, and substance use. These behaviors are common and costly to the individual, their friends and family, and society. Despite similar etiological models and interventions, dysregulated behaviors have largely been studied in isolati...
Last. Laurie Chassin(ASU: Arizona State University)H-Index: 84
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