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. 2009 Jun-Jul;34(6-7):542-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.03.019. Epub 2009 Mar 24.

The impact of parental modeling and permissibility on alcohol use and experienced negative drinking consequences in college

Caitlin Abar  1 , Beau Abar, Rob Turrisi
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The impact of parental modeling and permissibility on alcohol use and experienced negative drinking consequences in college

Caitlin Abar et al. Addict Behav. 2009 Jun-Jul.

Abstract

This study examined the impact of parental modeled behavior and permissibility of alcohol use in late high school on the alcohol use and experienced negative drinking consequences of college students. Two-hundred ninety college freshmen at a large university were assessed for perceptions of their parents' permissibility of alcohol use, parents' alcohol-related behavior, and own experienced negative consequences associated with alcohol use. Results indicate that parental permissibility of alcohol use is a consistent predictor of teen drinking behaviors, which was strongly associated with experienced negative consequences. Parental modeled use of alcohol was also found to be a risk factor, with significant differences being seen across the gender of the parents and teens. Discussion focuses on risk factors and avenues for prevention research.

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Figure 1. Manifest structural equation mode
Note: The tested model was saturated, with all residual direct effects of parenting characteristics on teen negative consequences, interaction terms on teen drinking and negative consequences, covariances between parenting characteristics, and residual covariances between teen drinking variables being modeled. These associations were left out of the figure in the interest of parsimony.
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