Reassessing the Effects of Early Adolescent Alcohol Use on Later Antisocial Behavior

A Longitudinal Study of Students in Victoria, Australia, and Washington State, United States

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11670975
AutoresSheryl A Hemphill (0000-0001-8342-1561, Australian Catholic University, autor correspondente), Jessica A Heerde (0000-0002-5597-019X, Australian Catholic University), Kirsty E Scholes-Balog (Australian Catholic University), Kirsty E Scholes‐Balog (0000-0001-9038-9512, Australian Catholic University), Rachel Smith (0000-0002-6838-1319, Centre for Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne & Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flemington, Australia), Todd I Herrenkohl (0000-0002-7001-1544, University of Washington), John W Toumbourou (0000-0002-8431-3762, Deakin University), Richard F Catalano (University of Washington)
Ano2013
Volume34
Fascículo3
Páginas360-386
Data de publicação2013-06-24
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431613491830
PMID25132702
PMCIDPMC4130419
OpenAlexW2146773280
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas40

The effect of early adolescent alcohol use on antisocial behavior was examined at one- and two-year follow-up in Washington, United States and Victoria, Australia. Each state used the same methods to survey statewide representative samples of students (N = 1,858, 52% female) in 2002 (Grade 7 [G7]), 2003 (Grade 8 [G8]), and 2004 (Grade 9 [G9]). Rates of lifetime, current, frequent, and heavy episodic alcohol use were higher in Victoria than Washington State, whereas rates of five antisocial behaviors were generally comparable across states. After controlling for established risk factors, few associations between alcohol use and antisocial behavior remained, except that G7 current use predicted G8 police arrests and stealing and G9 carrying a weapon and stealing; G7 heavy episodic use predicted G8 and G9 police arrests; and G7 lifetime use predicted G9 carrying a weapon. Hence, risk factors other than alcohol were stronger predictors of antisocial behaviors

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