Perceived parental alcohol problems and drinking patterns among adolescents in Sweden

Autor: Hiwot Mezgebe Workie, Joakim Wahlström, Johan Svensson, Sara Brolin Låftman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Addictive Behaviors Reports, Vol 19, Iss , Pp 100535- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-8532
DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2024.100535
Popis: Introduction: Much research into the links between parental problematic alcohol use and adolescent substance use has focused on clinically diagnosed parental alcohol disorders. Few prior studies have utilised validated measures of adolescents’ perception of parental alcohol problems and considered the severity of these problems. This study examined the associations between the severity of perceived parental alcohol problems and adolescents’ drinking patterns in a Swedish national sample. Methods: We used survey information from grade 9 and 11 students (15–18 years) from 2021 (n = 9,227). Perceived parental alcohol problems were measured by the short version of The Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST-6). The outcomes were: alcohol consumption during the past 12 months, frequent heavy episodic drinking (HED), and early alcohol debut (before age 14). Sociodemographic characteristics were adjusted for. Results: Binary logistic regressions showed that the severity of perceived parental alcohol problems was associated with alcohol consumption during the past 12 months (low severity OR 1.53, p
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