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Published in: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 1/2008

Open Access 01-12-2008 | Research

High school drinking mediates the relationship between parental monitoring and college drinking: A longitudinal analysis

Authors: Amelia M Arria, Vanessa Kuhn, Kimberly M Caldeira, Kevin E O'Grady, Kathryn B Vincent, Eric D Wish

Published in: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy | Issue 1/2008

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Abstract

Background

College drinking is a significant public health problem. Although parental monitoring and supervision reduces the risk for alcohol consumption among younger adolescents, few studies have investigated the impact of earlier parental monitoring on later college drinking. This study examined whether parental monitoring indirectly exerts a protective effect on college drinking by reducing high school alcohol consumption.

Methods

A longitudinal cohort of 1,253 male and female students, ages 17 to 19, attending a large, public, mid-Atlantic university was studied at two time points. First, data on high school parental monitoring and alcohol consumption were gathered via questionnaire during the summer prior to college entry. Second, during the first year of college, past-year alcohol consumption was measured via a personal interview. Multiple regression models tested the relationship between parental monitoring and past year alcohol use (i.e., number of drinks per drinking day).

Results

Holding constant demographics, SAT score, and religiosity, parental monitoring had a significant protective effect on both high school and college drinking level. However, the association between parental monitoring and college drinking level became non-significant once high school drinking level was held constant.

Conclusion

While parental monitoring did not directly influence college alcohol consumption, evidence for mediation was observed, whereby parental monitoring had an indirect influence on college drinking through reductions in high school drinking. Initiatives that promote effective parenting might be an important strategy to curb high-risk drinking among older adolescents. More research is needed to understand the nature and degree of parent-child communication that is necessary to extend the protective influence of parents into the college years.
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Metadata
Title
High school drinking mediates the relationship between parental monitoring and college drinking: A longitudinal analysis
Authors
Amelia M Arria
Vanessa Kuhn
Kimberly M Caldeira
Kevin E O'Grady
Kathryn B Vincent
Eric D Wish
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1747-597X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-3-6

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