Exploring the relationships between adolescent alcohol misuse and later life health outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We sought to clarify the impact of adolescent alcohol misuse on adult physical health and subjective well-being. To do so, we investigated both the direct associations between adolescent alcohol misuse and early midlife physical health and life satisfaction and the indirect effects on these outcomes attributable to subsequent alcohol problems.

Method

The sample included 2733 twin pairs (32% monozygotic; 52% female) from the FinnTwin16 study. Adolescent alcohol misuse was a composite of frequency of drunkenness, frequency of alcohol use, and alcohol problems at ages 16, 17, and 18.5. The early midlife outcomes included somatic symptoms, self-rated health, and life satisfaction at age 34. The mediators examined as part of the indirect effect analyses included alcoho

SUBMITTER: Pascale A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9509441 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature