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Beyond the primary influences of parents and peers on very young adolescent alcohol use: Evidence of independent community associations
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by D Smith, A Kelly, G Chan, John ToumbourouJohn Toumbourou, G Patton, Jo WilliamsThis study examined the extent to which young adolescent alcohol use was related to alcohol-related norms and law enforcement of underage alcohol use, after accounting for known strong parent and peer correlates. Our sample consisted of 7,674 students (X̅ age = 12 years) from 30 Australian communities. Two-level (individuals nested within communities) binary logistic regression was used to examine relationships between recent alcohol use (last 30 days) and perceived community norms about alcohol use, perceived law enforcement of underage alcohol use, parent alcohol use, parent permissiveness of adolescent alcohol use, peer alcohol use, and demographic factors. Results indicated that community norms and perceived law enforcement of alcohol use were associated with alcohol use and this association was independent of parent and peer factors. After accounting for proximal social correlates, community factors were significantly associated with alcohol use among very young adolescents.
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Journal of Early AdolescenceVolume
34Issue
5Pagination
569 - 584Publisher
Sage PublicationsLocation
Thousand Oaks, Calif.Publisher DOI
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0272-4316eISSN
1552-5449Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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