The moderating effects of alcohol use with and without parent permission on alcohol risk communication in early adolescence.

ABSTRACT: The frequency of parental alcohol risk communication (ARC) is considered an integral component of socializing youth about alcohol, but the literature offers mixed findings on whether such communication is protective. Early adolescents' prior drinking experiences may moderate the effectiveness of ARC, but evidence for such an interaction is inconsistent. One limitation of this work considering prior drinking experience is that it has not distinguished drinking with versus without parental permission. Parents are one of the earliest sources of information about alcohol use and many parents view allowing adolescents to drink alcohol with permission as a harm reduction strategy, despite some work suggesting the opposite effect. Using a random effects multilevel regression, we tested the unique

SUBMITTER: Ramer NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10120918 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature