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Estimates of US Children Exposed to Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in the Family
In the United States about 14 million adults abuse alcohol and are addicted to it. An estimated 15% (9,667,473) children live with at least one adult, who abused alcohol or were addicted to it. Approximately 28,046,258 children live with at least one adult who suffers from a lifetime alcohol abuse or alcohol addiction. These children could get affected by that in a negative way. -
Childhood and adolescent predictors of alcohol use and problems in adolescence and adulthood in the National Child Development Study
The alcohol consumption of males is higher than the one's of females from 16 to 33. When the relationship between parents and their children was good the alcohol consumption from 16 to 42 was less.Truancy increases the alcohol use for males and femals at ages 16,23,33, and 42. The alcohol use increases also because of leisure time, greater achievement, and less shyness. -
Protective Influences on the Negative Consequences of Drinking Among Youth
In 2005 approximately 74.3% high school students use alcohol, which shows that the alcohol consumption has decreased over the last years. The use of alcohol increases the negative consequences, such as damaging cognitive development, and lower school perfomances. While the relationship between parents and children is a postive influence, peers could have a negative influence. Especially good decision making skills are necessary to prevent alcohol use of adolescents and children. -
An Examination of Peer, Family, and Community Context Risk Factors for Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Interntions in Early Adolescents
White adolescents are more likely to use alcohol than other ethnic groups. Moreover males consume more alcohol than females. The relationship between children and parents are important to decrease the alcohol consumption of adolescents. If the socioeconomic status is higher the risk of using alcohol increases. -
Prevalence and Predctors of Adolescent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking in the United Sates
The alcohol use decreased in the last years which could show that increasing the minimum legal drinking age from 18 to 21 helped. In 2011 approximately 25% of 8th graders, 50% of 10th graders, and 67% of 12th graders consumed alcohol in the month when the study was conducted. Especially 12th graders have a problem with binge drinking, which predicts an alcohol addiction at age of 35. While peers increase the alcohol consume, religiosity decrease it. -
An Examination of Parent-Child Relationships and Teen SubstanceUse: A Brief Report
The better the relationship between adolescents and parents the better is the adolescents decsion-making process, which helps to prevent alcohol use. A balanced level of parental monitoring is important to reduce the alcohol consume of their children.
