Sentences with phrase «initiation of alcohol use»

High rates of use and early initiation of alcohol use have been linked to externalizing symptoms (e.g., Dodge et al. 2009; King et al. 2004), and this early starter pattern likely provides enough variability in early adolescence for internalizing problems to serve a protective function for youth elevated on externalizing symptoms.

This is consistent with internalizing symptoms delaying initiation of alcohol use as suggested by findings of Sung et al. (2004).

Globally, harmful alcohol use is a major modifiable contributor to the burden of disease.1 The typical age of initiation of alcohol use is around mid-adolescence and for a significant minority of adolescents their alcohol use will result in substantial harms, the most costly of which is alcohol use disorder (AUD).2 Defined as a cluster of symptoms indicating continued alcohol use despite significant problems, AUD is common and imposes a significant burden on the individual, their family and the wider society.

The lab focuses on healthy development of GABA in the frontal lobe during adolescence, and the impact of initiation of alcohol use.

«Adolescence is a critical risk period for initiation of alcohol use, and earlier onset of drinking is associated with greater risk of developing alcohol abuse and dependence,» said Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Commissioner of Health.

Not exact matches

A recent survey by researchers at Alfred University revealed that about 23 percent of high school students said they used illicit substances such as alcohol in initiations, and three years ago, a young high school student nearly died in a Santa Fe hazing tradition.

Sensitive periods for adolescent alcohol use initiation: Predicting the lifetime occurrence and chronicity of alcohol problems in adulthood

Individual risk factors for perpetration include alcohol and drug use, delinquency, empathic deficits, general aggressiveness and acceptance of violence, early sexual initiation, coercive sexual fantasies, preference for impersonal sex and sexual - risk taking, exposure to sexually explicit media, hostility towards women, adherence to traditional gender role norms, hyper - masculinity, suicidal behavior, and prior sexual victimization or perpetration.

Trajectories of Adolescent Alcohol Use by Gender and Early Initiation Status.

Measures utilized include initiation and current use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana.

Earlier initiation of romantic relationships and more frequent alcohol use were predicted by greater sociability and less impulsivity in childhood, higher quality friendships and greater peer acceptance in early adolescence, and a more mature appearance and physical attractiveness (among females) at age 13.

These associations were mediated, however, by earlier initiation of romantic relationships and more frequent use of alcohol in middle adolescence.

Parental factors such as parental monitoring and parental involvement are associated with delayed alcohol initiation and lower levels of alcohol use by offspring (Ryan et al., 2010).

We included randomized controlled trials that evaluated parent training interventions; reported youth initiation or use of tobacco, alcohol, or other illicit substances; and included adolescents aged 10 to 19.