@article{ref1,
title="Longitudinal associations between problem alcohol use and violent victimization in a national sample of adolescents",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2008",
author="Thompson, Martie P. and Sims, L. and Kingree, Jeffrey B. and Windle, Michael",
volume="42",
number="1",
pages="21-27",
abstract="PURPOSE: Research indicates that alcohol use is both a risk factor for and a consequence of violent victimization. This study investigated the longitudinal associations between problem alcohol use and victimization, and whether these associations varied by gender. METHODS: Data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health (Add Health) were used to investigate the prospective associations between alcohol use and victimization over three time points spanning 7 years. Because adolescence is a time of rapid growth, we used latent growth modeling (LGM) in addition to traditional cross-lagged structural equation modeling (SEM). RESULTS: For boys, both SEM and LGM indicated that problem alcohol use was a risk factor for subsequent violent victimization. For girls, the SEM suggested a bi-directional association, although the LGM provided stronger support for problem alcohol use as a risk factor for, rather than a consequence of, violent victimization. CONCLUSIONS: Findings across the two statistical approaches suggest that interventions that reduce the likelihood of problem alcohol use among adolescents can minimize the short-term risk of victimization and the long-term risk of problem alcohol use in young adulthood.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.07.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.07.003"
}