Engagement in types of activities and frequency of alcohol use in a national sample of United States adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adolescents with fewer sources of environmental reinforcement may be at risk for alcohol use. Behavioral economic theories posit that engagement in some activities may facilitate alcohol use, whereas other activities may be incompatible with use and reduce likelihood of alcohol use. It is unclear which types of activities may facilitate or may be incompatible with alcohol use in adolescence. Using a national sample of adolescents, the current study examined differences in engagement with types of activities that may be incompatible with alcohol use, compared among adolescents who endorsed alcohol use, and adolescents who did not.

Method

Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) study (N = 4626) were analyzed. Potentially incompatible and facilitating activitie

SUBMITTER: Sutton CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10490845 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature