Sociodemographic differences in youth alcohol sipping's nomological network.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research has established that certain features of personality (e.g., impulsivity), psychopathology (e.g., impulsivity, mood disorder, thought disorder), and contextual factors (e.g., parenting, parental alcohol use) are associated with an increased likelihood of having sipped alcohol in youth, and substance involvement and problems in adolescence and adulthood. What is less clear from the existing literature is whether well-established risk factors of substance use are consistent across sociodemographic characteristics (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, religious affiliation, income, parental education).

Methods

We used a large, community sample of 9- and 10-year-olds (N = 11,872; 53% female) to examine whether various sociodemographic characteristics moderat

SUBMITTER: Watts AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9018500 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature