Young men's behavioral competencies and risk of alcohol use disorder in emerging adulthood: Early protective effects of parental education.

ABSTRACT: We investigate how early exposure to parental externalizing behaviors (EB) may contribute to development of alcohol use disorders (AUD) in young adulthood, testing a developmental cascade model focused on competencies in three domains (academic, conduct, and work) in adolescence and emerging adulthood, and examining whether high parental education can buffer negative effects of parental EB and other early risk factors. We use data from 451,054 Swedish-born men included in the national conscript register. Structural equation models showed parental EB was associated with academic and behavioral problems during adolescence, as well as with lower resilience, more criminal behavior, and reduced social integration during emerging adulthood. These pathways led to elevated rates of AUD in emerging

SUBMITTER: Karriker-Jaffe KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8018800 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature