Social and Situational Party Characteristics Associated With High-Intensity Alcohol Use Among Youth and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of high-intensity drinking, which is alcohol consumption that exceeds standard heavy drinking levels, have increased in recent years and peak in young adulthood. To identify modifiable environmental targets for prevention of high-intensity drinking, we identified characteristics of parties attended by youth and young adults that were associated with high-intensity drinking and the consequences of this excessive form of drinking.

Methods

Data are from 15- to 20-year-old participants in an online survey (n = 2,442; 55.4% female, 74.8% White) who resided in 24 communities across 7 states that were a part of a community randomized intervention trial to reduce the incidence and consequences of underage drinking parties. We used multinomial logistic regression to

SUBMITTER: Cox MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6722006 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature