Citation

Percy A, McKay MT, Cole JC. J. Res. Adolesc. 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of Liverpool.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jora.12435

PMID

30010228

Abstract

This study examined the parallel mediational processes between sensation seeking and parental rules on alcohol, in the emergence of heavy episodic drinking (HED) in adolescents. Data were drawn from a U.K. clustered randomized control trial (control arm only, N ≈ 6,300, M_age at baseline = 12.5). Using parallel process latent growth curve analysis, stricter parental rules at baseline were found to be associated with greater declines in sensation seeking over time and a lower risk of HED at follow-up (+33 months). Higher initial levels of sensation seeking predicted a faster relaxation of parental rules and a greater risk of HED. By maintaining strict rules about alcohol, parents may promote a positive reduction in sensation seeking and a lower risk of HED.

© 2018 Society for Research on Adolescence.

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