@article{ref1,
title="Associations between parental drinking and alcohol use among their adolescent children: findings from a national survey of United States parent-child dyads",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2023",
author="Bohm, Michele K. and Esser, Marissa B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: Underage drinking is common and costly. This study examined associations between parent and child drinking using recent United States national survey data. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed responses of 740 parent-child dyads from 2020 SummerStyles and YouthStyles surveys. Parents and their adolescent children answered questions about past 30-day alcohol use. We estimated prevalence of adolescent drinking and explored differences by sociodemographics. A multivariable logistic regression model assessed whether parents' drinking behaviors were associated with drinking among their children. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 6.6% of adolescents drank alcohol, with no significant differences by sociodemographics. Adolescents whose parents drank frequently (≥5 days/month), or binge drank, had significantly higher odds of drinking than adolescents whose parents did not drink or did not binge drink, respectively. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Parents could drink less to reduce the likelihood of drinking among their children. Implementation of effective population-level strategies (e.g., increasing alcohol taxes, regulating alcohol sales) can reduce excessive drinking among both adults and adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.028",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.05.028"
}