Stress, coping, family conflict, and adolescent alcohol use

This study examined alcohol use among seventh graders in relation to life events, daily hassles, the supportive quality of the family environment, coping, and anxiety. Four hundred twenty-five students participated, 228 girls and 197 boys. Stepwise regression and discriminant function analyses indic...

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Published inJournal of behavioral medicine Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 449
Main Authors Baer, P E, Garmezy, L B, McLaughlin, R J, Pokorny, A D, Wernick, M J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1987
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Conflict (Psychology)
Family
Female
Humans
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Psychological Tests
Psychometrics
Risk Factors
Social Support
Stress, Psychological - complications
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Summary:This study examined alcohol use among seventh graders in relation to life events, daily hassles, the supportive quality of the family environment, coping, and anxiety. Four hundred twenty-five students participated, 228 girls and 197 boys. Stepwise regression and discriminant function analyses indicated that the students reported more alcohol use if they also reported more life events, more daily hassles, and more conflict in the family. A stress-buffering effect of low family conflict on life events could not be substantiated for extent of alcohol use. The results are discussed in the context of the developmental transitions of adolescence.
ISSN:0160-7715
1573-3521
DOI:10.1007/BF00846144