Longitudinal Reciprocal Associations Between Anxiety, Depression, and Alcohol Use in Adolescent Girls.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse predict adverse social, academic, and emotional outcomes, and their relations to one another increase during adolescence-particularly in girls. However, evidence on the directions of these relations is mixed. Longitudinal models of internalizing problem-alcohol use links may identify promising prevention targets. Accordingly, we examined reciprocal associations between anxiety severity and alcohol use, as well as between depression severity and alcohol use, in adolescent girls.

Methods

Data were drawn from a population-based longitudinal study of female adolescents. The current sample comprised 2,100 participants (57.1% Black, 42.9% White) assessed annually between ages 13 and 17. Girls self-reported depression severity, anx

SUBMITTER: Schleider JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6318041 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature