Age of Drinking Initiation as a Mediator of the Relationship between Sensation Seeking and Heavy Drinking among High School Seniors
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| Title: | Age of Drinking Initiation as a Mediator of the Relationship between Sensation Seeking and Heavy Drinking among High School Seniors |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Doumas, Diana M., Turrisi, Rob, Miller, Raissa, Esp, Susan, Flay, Brian |
| Source: | Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse. 2019 28(1):32-38. |
| Availability: | Taylor & Francis. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH//DHHS) |
| Contract Number: | U54GM104944 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Age Differences, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, High School Seniors, At Risk Persons, Correlation, Student Characteristics |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1067828X.2018.1561579 |
| ISSN: | 1067-828X |
| Abstract: | Sensation seeking has been identified as a significant risk factor for adolescent alcohol use. Little is known, however, about the process by which sensation seeking impacts heavy alcohol use. The current study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the relationships among sensation seeking, age of drinking initiation, and heavy alcohol use in a sample of high school seniors (N = 221). Results support age of drinking initiation as a mediator of the relationship between sensation seeking and heavy alcohol use. Implications include providing personality-targeted prevention to adolescents who display sensation-seeking traits to delay drinking initiation among these students. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1216604 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Sensation seeking has been identified as a significant risk factor for adolescent alcohol use. Little is known, however, about the process by which sensation seeking impacts heavy alcohol use. The current study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the relationships among sensation seeking, age of drinking initiation, and heavy alcohol use in a sample of high school seniors (N = 221). Results support age of drinking initiation as a mediator of the relationship between sensation seeking and heavy alcohol use. Implications include providing personality-targeted prevention to adolescents who display sensation-seeking traits to delay drinking initiation among these students. |
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| ISSN: | 1067-828X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1067828X.2018.1561579 |
