TY - JOUR
T1 - Trajectories of early binge drinking: A function of family cohesion and peer use
AU - Soloski, Kristy
AU - Monk, James Kale
AU - Durtschi, Jared A
PY - 2016/1/28
Y1 - 2016/1/28
N2 - Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we tested latent growth models examining if the number of friends using alcohol and family cohesion were linked with trajectories of binge drinking (N = 3,342) from adolescence (average age 15.06) into young adulthood (average age 27.93). Adolescents with higher family cohesion had lower rates of binge drinking in adolescence (b = -.07, p < .05), while those with more friends drinking alcohol were more likely to binge drink in adolescence (b = .51, p < .001), young adulthood (b = .22, p < .001), and had increasing trajectories of binge drinking across 14 years (b = -.29, p < .001). Clinically, we discuss Multiple-Family Group Interventions as a potential approach.
AB - Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we tested latent growth models examining if the number of friends using alcohol and family cohesion were linked with trajectories of binge drinking (N = 3,342) from adolescence (average age 15.06) into young adulthood (average age 27.93). Adolescents with higher family cohesion had lower rates of binge drinking in adolescence (b = -.07, p < .05), while those with more friends drinking alcohol were more likely to binge drink in adolescence (b = .51, p < .001), young adulthood (b = .22, p < .001), and had increasing trajectories of binge drinking across 14 years (b = -.29, p < .001). Clinically, we discuss Multiple-Family Group Interventions as a potential approach.
U2 - 10.1111/jmft.12111
DO - 10.1111/jmft.12111
M3 - Article
SP - 76
EP - 90
JO - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
JF - Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
ER -