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Citation |
Pasqualini M, Lanari D, Pieroni L. Soc. Sci. Med. 2018; 214: 187-196. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Political Science, University of Perugia, Italy. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing) |
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PMID |
30177361 |
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Abstract |
This paper seeks to extend prior research by exploring whether family structure transition is associated with an increase in early alcohol consumption and whether this association is mediated by; children's socio-emotional problems, providing information on whether the effects of the transition; differ according to the number of changes, the family's initial status, or the time of exposure. The; data have been drawn from the UK Millennium Cohort Study to explore associations framed with; a life-course approach. Our findings suggest that types of family transitions (such as distinguishing; parental exits from and parental entrances to the family) are more important than the number of; family changes during childhood. The results show that moving from a two-parent household to a single-parent household directly increased the probability of being a frequent alcohol consumer among early adolescent boys, whereas the indirect effect on girls was found via socio-emotional difficulties. Our findings also show an increase in socio-emotional and behavioural difficulties in boys due to the entrance of a step-parent only if the transition occurred in the earliest childhood. Indeed, a sensitivity analysis of the time to which the children were exposed to the transition to a new family structure showed stronger effects for those who experienced a family structure change in the early life course, consistent with the cumulative disadvantage process. Language: en |
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Keywords |
Alcohol; Family structure transition; Millennium cohort study; Psychological health |