| Influence of grade-level drinking norms on individual drinking behavior. | |
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PMID: 22943103 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate which points of the middle-school drinking distribution are the most influential in the social contagion of drinking across the middle-school years, in order to identify potential social multipliers. METHODS: We measured drinking intentions and behaviors by gender, school, and grade among urban middle-school students who participated in Project Northland Chicago in a longitudinal cohort design. RESULTS: Individual drinking behaviors were consistently influenced by extreme (80(th) percentile) drinking intentions and behaviors. This effect was mediated through normal or average levels of drinking, over time. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions can target extreme drinkers as the influential persons in middle-school grades. |
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Authors:
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Lisa M Yarnell; H Shelton Brown; Keryn E Pasch; Cheryl L Perry; Kelli A Komro |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of health behavior Volume: 37 ISSN: 1945-7359 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Health Behav Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-09-04 Completed Date: 2013-02-13 Revised Date: 2013-05-08 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9602338 Medline TA: Am J Health Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 70-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Southern California, Department of Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, USA. |
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Adolescent Adolescent Behavior / psychology* Alcohol Drinking / psychology* Female Humans Intention Longitudinal Studies Male Models, Psychological Peer Group Social Control, Informal* Students / psychology* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 AA016549/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; R01 AA016549-04/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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