Prom, graduation and parties: Alcohol use and normative perceptions among high school seniors during specific events.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research has shown that a majority of adolescents in the United States initiate and drink alcohol prior to graduating high school and nearly twenty percent of high school seniors engage in heavy episodic drinking. Despite anecdotal evidence and media portrayals of alcohol use during high school events (e.g., prom), little is understood about alcohol use surrounding specific events that may be identified as "high-risk" events and addressed in specific interventions. Similarly, normative perceptions exert powerful influence on behaviors but little is understood about normative perceptions of alcohol use at high school events.

Objectives

The purpose of the present study was to understand whether high school alcohol use is associated with specific events by d

SUBMITTER: Gilson MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9797132 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature