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Predicting early intitiation of alcohol use: a prospective study of Australian Children
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posted on 2013-03-01, 00:00 authored by K Scholes-Balog, Sheryl Hemphill, S Reid, G Patton, John ToumbourouJohn ToumbourouThis study explores the social, contextual and individual factors that predict early initiation of alcohol use. A state-wide representative sample of 927 fifth-grade students, in Victoria, Australia were surveyed. Students were resurveyed in the sixth and seventh grade. Risk and protective factors were measured with a modified version of the Communities That Care youth survey. Alcohol use was measured to assess transition from alcohol nonuse to use. Social contexts perceived to provide easier access to alcohol and drugs were found to be the clearest predictors of early onset alcohol use. The limitations and implications of these findings are discussed.
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Substance use & misuseVolume
48Issue
4Pagination
343 - 352Publisher
Informa HealthcareLocation
New York, NYISSN
1082-6084eISSN
1532-2491Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2013, Informa HealthcareUsage metrics
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