Publication year: 2011
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 April 2011
Joris J., Van Hoof , Saskia G.M. Van, den Boom , Menno D.T., De Jong
ObjectiveThis study explores how alcohol use is incorporated in the lives of young adolescents in the Netherlands. To this end, critical incidents involving alcohol use situations are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the consequences associated with alcohol use, the role of the parents, and the way adolescents evaluate incidents and link them to behavioral intentions. Method: Data were collected in 45 interviews using the critical incident technique. Participants were asked to mention salient alcohol-related incidents, which they had either experienced or observed. Participants were 45 adolescents, aged 15 and 16, who were recruited at high schools. Results: A total of 145 incidents were…