Peer Group Patterns of Alcohol-Using Behaviors Among Early Adolescents in Victoria, Australia, and Washington State, United States.
J Res Adolesc
; 26(4): 902-917, 2016 12.
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ABSTRACT
The goal of this study was to examine and cross-nationally compare the peer group patterns of alcohol-drinking behaviors among cohorts of early adolescents (ages 11-14 years) in Victoria, Australia, and Washington State, United States. Latent transition analysis revealed that after 1 year, transitions congruent with peer influence (whereby non-drinking adolescents initiated alcohol use in the presence of drinking peers) and reverse peer influence were observed in both states; however, transitions congruent with peer selection (whereby drinking adolescents self-selected into drinking peer groups) were only observed among Victorian early adolescents. Findings were interpreted to suggest that Australian family and cultural norms that more commonly allow early adolescent alcohol use lead to a higher rate of peer selection.
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Asunto principal:
Grupo Paritario
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Conducta del Adolescente
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Consumo de Alcohol en Menores
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Res Adolesc
Año:
2016
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Article