Publication year: 2011
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 August 2011
Nisha C., Gottfredson , Andrea M., Hussong
We examined how drinking patterns change as adolescents transition to high school, particularly as a function of parental involvement. Stress associated with the transition to high school may deplete psychological resources for coping with negative daily emotions in an environment when opportunities to drink are more common. A cohort of elevated-risk middle school students completed daily negative affect (sadness, worry, anger, and stress) and alcohol use assessments before and after the transition to high school, resulting in a measurement burst design. Adolescents who reported less parental involvement were at higher risk for drinking on any given day. After (but not…
Highlights: ► Adolescents participated in a daily diary study of alcohol use in response to daily negative affect before and after the high school transition ► Adolescents who report low levels of perceived parental involvement initiated drinking on days characterized by higher negative affect levels after the transition to high school ► Adolescents who perceived higher levels of parental involvement appear to be buffered from this effect