Associations between parental drinking and alcohol use among their adolescent children: Findings from a national survey of U.S. parent-child dyads
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Associations between parental drinking and alcohol use among their adolescent children: Findings from a national survey of U.S. parent-child dyads

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  • Alternative Title:
    J Adolesc Health
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    Purpose:

    Underage drinking is common and costly. This study examined associations between parent and child drinking using recent U.S. national survey data.

    Method:

    We analyzed responses of 740 parent-child dyads from 2020 SummerStyles and YouthStyles surveys. Parents and their adolescent children answered questions about past 30-day alcohol use. We estimated prevalence of adolescent drinking and explored differences by sociodemographics. A multivariable logistic regression model assessed whether parents’ drinking behaviors were associated with drinking among their children.

    Results:

    Overall, 6.6% of adolescents drank alcohol, with no significant differences by sociodemographics. Adolescents whose parents drank frequently (≥5 days/month), or binge drank, had significantly higher odds of drinking than adolescents whose parents did not drink or did not binge drink, respectively.

    Conclusions:

    Parents could drink less to reduce the likelihood of drinking among their children. Implementation of effective population-level strategies (e.g., increasing alcohol taxes, regulating alcohol sales) can reduce excessive drinking among both adults and adolescents.

    Implications and Contributions:

    This study analyzed parent-child dyad data from a recent U.S. national survey. Parent binge drinking or drinking more than weekly, on average, were associated with alcohol use among their children. Parents could drink less to reduce alcohol-related harms among adolescents. Population-level strategies can complement other underage drinking prevention efforts.

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    J Adolesc Health. 73(5):961-964
  • Pubmed ID:
    37715766
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC10592189
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
  • Volume:
    73
  • Issue:
    5
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