Identifier	Thesis 2175
Author	Duhaime, Angela Rae, 1978-
Title	Family predictors of underage drinking in southeastern Connecticut
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2011
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	A number of risk and protective factors in the individual, family, school, and community domains have been associated with youth substance abuse. The present study examined several family factors as predictors of underage drinking rates in Southeastern CT using a sample of 7,364 students, grades six through twelve. The predictor variables that were examined include: family attitude toward alcohol use, parent and sibling use of alcohol, family management, parental attachment, and positive family involvement. Hypotheses: Parent use and sibling use would be positively correlated while unfavorable parent attitudes towards drinking, parental attachment, family management, and positive family involvement would be negatively correlated with use. Finally, it was hypothesized that the risk factors (parent use, sibling use, and favorable parent attitudes) would present as the strongest predictors of use. Methods: Survey data collected between 2008-2010 by SERAC (a regional coalition) from students on their self-reported alcohol use and six identified family factors were used to assess the likelihood of youth reporting drinking in the past 30 days. A logistic regression was used to determine the relationship of these variables with self-reported alcohol use. Results: The study found that the risk factors (parent and sibling use of alcohol) were significant predictors of underage drinking. Parental disapproval of underage drinking and family management were significant protective factors. Conclusions: Interventions for underage drinking at the family level can be effective, especially if directly linked to positive role modeling and social learning theory. In addition, parental disapproval of youth consumption of alcohol along with strong family management can reduce the risks of underage drinking.
Subject	Youth -- Alcohol use -- Connecticut Teenagers -- Alcohol use -- Connecticut Youth -- Family relationships -- Connecticut Teenagers -- Family relationships -- Connecticut
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Goldstein, Marc B.
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804653126
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