TY - JOUR
T1 - Parental rules, parent and peer attachment, and adolescent drinking behaviors
AU - McKay, Michael Thomas
PY - 2014/10/8
Y1 - 2014/10/8
N2 - Family factors have been widely implicated in the development of adolescent drinking behaviors. These include parental attachment and parental rules concerning drinking behaviors. Moreover, throughout adolescence attachment to parents gives way to attachment to peers, and parental rules about alcohol use become less strict. The present study examined the relationship between parental and peer attachment, parental rules on drinking and alcohol use in a large sample (n = 1,724) of adolescents in the United Kingdom. Controlling for school grade (proxy for age), sex and the non-independence of respondents (clustering at school level) results showed that scores on a parental rules on drinking questionnaire were a significant statistical predictor when comparing moderate drinkers and abstainers, as well as moderate drinkers and problematic drinkers. Scores on both attachment scales were also significant, but only in the comparison between moderate and problematic drinkers, with lower attachment to parents and higher attachment to peers associated with problematic drinking.
AB - Family factors have been widely implicated in the development of adolescent drinking behaviors. These include parental attachment and parental rules concerning drinking behaviors. Moreover, throughout adolescence attachment to parents gives way to attachment to peers, and parental rules about alcohol use become less strict. The present study examined the relationship between parental and peer attachment, parental rules on drinking and alcohol use in a large sample (n = 1,724) of adolescents in the United Kingdom. Controlling for school grade (proxy for age), sex and the non-independence of respondents (clustering at school level) results showed that scores on a parental rules on drinking questionnaire were a significant statistical predictor when comparing moderate drinkers and abstainers, as well as moderate drinkers and problematic drinkers. Scores on both attachment scales were also significant, but only in the comparison between moderate and problematic drinkers, with lower attachment to parents and higher attachment to peers associated with problematic drinking.
KW - parental rules
KW - alcohol
KW - attachment
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84915806336&doi=10.3109%2f10826084.2014.962053&partnerID=40&md5=a829b6a8b7c61f2491b662ddb38d53a4
U2 - 10.3109/10826084.2014.962053
DO - 10.3109/10826084.2014.962053
M3 - Article
SN - 1082-6084
VL - 50
SP - 184
EP - 188
JO - Substance Use and Misuse
JF - Substance Use and Misuse
IS - 2
ER -