Delineating trajectories of alcohol consumption and alcohol problems from adolescence to young adulthood: An integrated assessment of genetic, familial, and psychosocial factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have jointly assessed the relationships of genetic, environmental, and psychosocial factors with the trajectory of alcohol consumption and alcohol problems over time. In this study, we estimate relationships between a host of predictors (measured before age 16 years) and the trajectories of alcohol consumption and alcohol problems measured at five different time points, spanning from mid-adolescence (16 years) to early adulthood (23 years) using data from a large population-based birth cohort from the United Kingdom (UK).

Methods

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used to assess alcohol consumption and problematic drinking at approximately ages 16, 18, 19, 21, and 23 years among participants of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pare

SUBMITTER: Cheng HG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12638281 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature