The influence of the adolescent’s exposure to maternal alcohol use and alcohol expectancies on age of onset of alcohol use.

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2017-04-06
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Current study examined firstly whether adolescent’s exposure to maternal alcohol use was associated with age of onset of adolescent alcohol use. Secondly the relation between the adolescent’s alcohol expectancies and the age of onset of alcohol use was examined. Lastly, it was examined whether the adolescent alcohol expectancies mediated the association between the adolescent’s exposure to maternal alcohol use and age of onset of adolescent’s alcohol use. A total of 767 families (mother and adolescent) took part in the study, recruited from 113 primary schools in five provinces in The Netherlands. Current study was based on baseline data of a longitudinal study on alcohol use among adolescents. Linear regression analyses showed that adolescent exposure to maternal alcohol use was positively associated with age of onset of adolescent alcohol use. This meant that the more an adolescent was exposed to maternal alcohol use, the older the adolescent was at onset of alcohol use. Additionally, results showed a positive relationship between the adolescent’s social alcohol expectancies and age of onset of alcohol use. This meant that the higher social alcohol expectancies an adolescent had, the older the adolescent was at onset of alcohol use. Lastly, a mediation analysis indicated that social alcohol expectancies are a mediator in the association between adolescent’s exposure to maternal alcohol use and age of onset of alcohol use. Results of current study could be used to make prevention programs more specifically focused on the adolescent’s exposure to maternal alcohol use and social alcohol expectancies that influence onset of alcohol use.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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