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Investigating associations between perceived parental alcohol-related messages and college student drinking.
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PMID:  22152664     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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ABSTRACT. Objective: A debate remains regarding whether parents should teach their children harm-reduction tips for using alcohol while in college or whether they should maintain a zero-tolerance policy. Which type of alcohol-related communication parents should endorse is not empirically clear. The current study made use of a longitudinal measurement-burst design to examine this issue. Method: The sample consisted of 585 second-year students from a large university in the northeastern United States. Participants completed a baseline survey and 14 daily web-based surveys. Students were assessed for perceptions of parental alcohol-related messages and their own alcohol use. Multilevel models were estimated using HLM 6.04. Results: The data indicate that zero-tolerance messages appeared most protective against alcohol use and consequences. Harm-reduction messages were most risky, even when compared with mixed messages or the absence of a message. Conclusions: Findings indicate that a zero-tolerance approach was associated with safer outcomes than other messages, even if students were already using alcohol. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 71-79, 2012).
Authors:
Caitlin C Abar; Nicole R Morgan; Meg L Small; Jennifer L Maggs
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs     Volume:  73     ISSN:  1938-4114     ISO Abbreviation:  J Stud Alcohol Drugs     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101295847     Medline TA:  J Stud Alcohol Drugs     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  71-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
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