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Reassessing the Effects of Early Adolescent Alcohol Use on Later Antisocial Behavior: A Longitudinal Study of Students in Victoria, Australia and Washington State, United States
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posted on 2014-04-01, 00:00 authored by S A Hemphill, J A Heerde, K E Scholes-Balog, R Smith, T I Herrenkohl, John ToumbourouJohn Toumbourou, R F CatalanoThe effect of early adolescent alcohol use on antisocial behavior was examined at one- and two-year follow-up in Washington, United States and Victoria, Australia. Each state used the same methods to survey statewide representative samples of students (N = 1,858, 52% female) in 2002 (Grade 7 [G7]), 2003 (Grade 8 [G8]), and 2004 (Grade 9 [G9]). Rates of lifetime, current, frequent, and heavy episodic alcohol use were higher in Victoria than Washington State, whereas rates of five antisocial behaviors were generally comparable across states. After controlling for established risk factors, few associations between alcohol use and antisocial behavior remained, except that G7 current use predicted G8 police arrests and stealing and G9 carrying a weapon and stealing; G7 heavy episodic use predicted G8 and G9 police arrests; and G7 lifetime use predicted G9 carrying a weapon. Hence, risk factors other than alcohol were stronger predictors of antisocial behaviors.
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Journal of early adolescenceVolume
34Issue
3Pagination
360 - 386Publisher
SageLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0272-4316Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Sage PublicationsUsage metrics
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