Trajectories of Early Binge Drinking: A Function of Family Cohesion and Peer Use

Citation

Soloski, Kristy L.; Kale Monk, J.; & Durtschi, Jared A. (2015). Trajectories of Early Binge Drinking: A Function of Family Cohesion and Peer Use. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. pp. n/a-n/a

Abstract

Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we tested latent growth models examining whether the number of friends using alcohol and family cohesion was 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.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12111

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Author(s)

Soloski, Kristy L.
Kale Monk, J.
Durtschi, Jared A.

Year Published

2015

Pages

n/a-n/a

ISSN/ISBN

1752-0606

DOI

10.1111/jmft.12111

Reference ID

5404