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How Parents of Adolescents Store and Monitor Alcohol in the Home

Authors: Bettina Friese, Joel W. Grube, Roland S. Moore

Published in: Journal of Prevention | Issue 2-3/2012

Abstract

In this study, we explored how and where parents store alcohol in the home, and how they monitor this stored alcohol. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents of youths, aged 15–18 years, in northern California. We found that parents typically stored alcohol in unsecured locations easily accessible to adolescents. Parental monitoring of alcohol included counting or marking bottles and hiding alcohol. However, parents reported that they relied primarily on their memory and intuition to monitor alcohol and admitted that they would not notice if small amounts of alcohol disappeared.

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Title: How Parents of Adolescents Store and Monitor Alcohol in the Home
Authors: Bettina Friese
Joel W. Grube
Roland S. Moore
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Prevention / Issue 2-3/2012
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Electronic ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-012-0267-y

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How Parents of Adolescents Store and Monitor Alcohol in the Home

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