@article{ref1,
title="The role of alcohol-specific socialization in adolescents' drinking behaviour",
journal="Addiction",
year="2005",
author="van der Vorst, Haske and Engels, Rutger C. M. E. and Meeus, Wim and Dekovic, Maja and Van Leeuwe, Jan",
volume="100",
number="10",
pages="1464-1476",
abstract="ABSTRACT Aims To determine which alcohol-specific socialization practices are related to adolescents' alcohol use, and to investigate whether parents differ in their alcohol-specific socialization towards their children. Design In a sample of 428 families, both parents and two adolescents (aged 13-16 years) completed a questionnaire at home about alcohol-specific parenting and their own alcohol use. Based on the reports of each family member, three different models of alcohol-specific socialization were formulated: from the perspective of the siblings, the mother and the father. Findings Results of structural equation modelling generally showed the same associations between alcohol-specific socialization and drinking of younger and older adolescents. The strongest association was found for providing alcohol-specific rules. Applying strict rules about alcohol use was negatively related to adolescents' alcohol use; this was also the case for having confidence in the effectiveness of alcohol-specific socialization. Unexpectedly, frequency of communication about alcohol issues was positively associated with alcohol consumption of adolescents. Conclusions This study is one of the first to examine associations between alcohol-specific socialization and adolescents' drinking using a between- and a within-family design. Results showed strong associations between alcohol-specific socialization (particularly of enforcing rules) and adolescent alcohol use. Although parents strongly differentiated their socialization practices between children, no differences in associations between alcohol-specific socialization and drinking were found between older and younger adolescents.",
language="",
issn="0965-2140",
doi="10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01193.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01193.x"
}