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Bartram A, Harrison NJ, Norris CA, Kim S, Pettigrew S, Room R, Miller C, Olver I, Jenkinson R, Bowshall M, Bowden JA. Which parents provide zero-alcohol beverages to adolescents? A survey of Australian parents' practices and intentions. Prev Med 2024; 179:107840. [PMID: 38151205 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Zero-alcohol beverages (<0.5% alcohol by volume) appear and taste similar to alcoholic beverages but are regulated similarly to soft drinks in many countries, blurring the distinction between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. How parents view provision of zero-alcohol beverages to adolescents is likely a key determinant of adolescent consumption. We investigated factors associated with parents' provision of zero-alcohol beverages to adolescents, including attitudes toward zero-alcohol beverages and demographic, knowledge, and behavioural factors known to be associated with provision of alcoholic beverages. METHODS We conducted an online cross-sectional survey of N = 1197 Australian parents of adolescents aged 12-17 years in April-May 2022. We examined associations with zero-alcohol beverage provision using binomial logistic regression, and with future provision intentions using multinomial logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Factors significantly associated (p < .001) with parents' provision and future intentions to provide zero-alcohol beverages to their adolescent included beliefs that zero-alcohol beverages had benefits for adolescents (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 2.69 (provision); 3.72 (intentions)), provision of alcoholic beverages (AOR 2.67 (provision); 3.72 (intentions)), and an incorrect understanding of alcohol guidelines for adolescents (AOR 2.38 (provision); 1.95 (intentions)). CONCLUSIONS Parents' provision and intentions to provide zero-alcohol beverages were associated with beliefs about zero-alcohol beverages as well as some factors associated with provision of alcoholic beverages. Precautionary advice to parents that the provision of zero-alcohol beverages may serve to normalise alcohol consumption may be warranted.
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- Ashlea Bartram
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- Australian Gambling Research Centre, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia, Stepney, South Australia, Australia.
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- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
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van der Kruk S, Harrison NJ, Bartram A, Newton S, Miller C, Room R, Olver I, Bowden J. Prevalence of parental supply of alcohol to minors: a systematic review. Health Promot Int 2023; 38:daad111. [PMID: 37758201 PMCID: PMC10533326 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Parental supply of alcohol to minors (i.e. those under the legal drinking age) is often perceived by parents as protective against harms from drinking, despite evidence linking it with adverse alcohol-related outcomes. This systematic review describes the prevalence of parental supply of alcohol, as reported in the international literature. The review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020218754). We searched seven online databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and Public Health Database) and grey literature from January 2011 to December 2022 and assessed the risk of bias with the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist. Among 58 articles included in narrative synthesis from 29 unique datasets, there was substantial variation in the definition and measurement of parental supply of alcohol. Overall prevalence rates ranged from 7.0 to 60.0% for minor-report samples, and from 24.0 to 48.0% for parent-report samples. Data indicate that parental supply prevalence is generally proportionately higher for older minors or later-stage students, for girls, and has increased over time among minors who report drinking. Literature on the prevalence of parental supply of alcohol is robust in quantity but inconsistent in quality and reported prevalence. Greater consistency in defining and measuring parental supply is needed to better inform health promotion initiatives aimed at increasing parents' awareness.
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- Shannen van der Kruk
- Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Adelaide Health Technology Assessment, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
- School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Centre for Social Research on Alcohol and Drugs, Stockholm University, Stockholm 10691, Sweden
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- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia
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- Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
- National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
- School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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Aiken A, Chan G, Yuen WS, Clare PJ, Hutchinson D, McBride N, Najman JM, McCambridge J, Upton E, Slade T, Boland VC, De Torres C, Bruno R, Kypri K, Wadolowski M, Mattick RP, Peacock A. Trajectories of parental and peer supply of alcohol in adolescence and associations with later alcohol consumption and harms: A prospective cohort study. Drug Alcohol Depend 2022; 237:109533. [PMID: 35752023 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Supply of alcohol to adolescents is associated with increased alcohol consumption and harms including alcohol use disorder (AUD). We aimed to identify: (1) trajectories of alcohol supply to adolescents; (2) sociodemographic characteristics associated with supply trajectory; (3) patterns of alcohol consumption by supply trajectory; and (4) supply trajectory associations with adverse alcohol outcomes. METHODS We used Australian longitudinal survey data (N = 1813) to model latent trajectories of parent and peer alcohol supply over five annual follow-ups (Waves 2-6; Mage 13.9-17.8 years). Regression models assessed associations between supply trajectories and Wave 1 (Mage=12.9 years) sociodemographic factors and associations between supply trajectories and Wave 7 (Mage=18.8 years) alcohol outcomes. RESULTS We identified five alcohol supply classes: (1) minimal supply (n = 739, 40.8%); (2) early parent sips, late peer/parent whole drinks (n = 254, 14.0%); (3) late peer/parent whole drinks (n = 419, 23.1%); (4) early parent sips, mid peer/parent whole drinks (n = 293, 16.2%); (5) early peer/parent whole drinks (n = 108, 6.0%). Compared to minimal supply, the other classes were 2.7-12.9 times as likely to binge drink, 1.6-3.0 times as likely to experience alcohol-related harms, and 2.1-8.6 times as likely to report AUD symptoms at age 19. CONCLUSION Earlier supply of whole drinks, particularly from peers, was associated with increased risk of early adulthood adverse alcohol outcomes. While minimal supply represented the lowest risk, supplying sips only in early-mid adolescence and delaying supply of whole drinks until late adolescence is likely to be less risky than earlier supply of whole drinks.
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- Alexandra Aiken
- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- National Centre For Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Prevention Research Collaboration, The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School / The Matilda Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia
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Boland VC, Clare PJ, Yuen WS, Peacock A, Aiken A, Wadolowski M, Hutchinson D, Najman J, Slade T, Bruno R, McBride N, Degenhardt L, Kypri K, Mattick RP. The association between parental supply of alcohol and supply from other sources to young people: a prospective cohort. Addiction 2020; 115:2140-2147. [PMID: 32141130 DOI: 10.1111/add.15033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIMS Despite legal age limits set for alcohol consumption, parents are one of the main suppliers of alcohol to underage minors. Although supply from non-parental sources has been found to be associated with greater risk of harm compared with parental supply, the association between parental supply and supply from other sources is unclear. This study investigated the associations between parental supply of sips and whole serves of alcohol on subsequent other supply, conditional on current supply from non-parental sources. METHODS Data from the Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study cohort of adolescents was used. A cohort of 1927 Australian children recruited in grade 7 (mean age 12.9 years) was surveyed annually from 2010 to 2016 (94%, n = 1821 included for analyses). The primary outcome was alcohol exposure from other sources ('other supply'), including alcohol supply from other adults, friends, siblings, or self-supply, compared with adolescents reporting no supply from these sources. Analyses were conducted using random intercept logistic regression (to account for within-respondent correlation). RESULTS Parental supply of alcohol alone was associated with increased odds of receiving alcohol from other non-parental sources in subsequent years (OR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.65-2.39) after adjusting for confounders. Increased odds of subsequent other supply were associated with current parental supply of sips (OR: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.56-2.36) and whole drinks (OR: 2.76; 95% CI: 1.85-4.11). CONCLUSIONS Parental supply of alcohol appears to increase the risk of subsequent supply of alcohol from other sources in certain contexts.
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- Veronica C Boland
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia.,Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.,Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, , WA, 6845, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, , NSW, 2308, Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, , NSW, 2052, Australia
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Parental supply of sips and whole drinks of alcohol to adolescents and associations with binge drinking and alcohol-related harms: A prospective cohort study. Drug Alcohol Depend 2020; 215:108204. [PMID: 32871506 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Parents frequently supply alcohol to their children, often only sips. We investigated whether supply of sips and whole drinks, from parents and other sources, are differentially associated with subsequent drinking outcomes. METHODS A cohort of 1910 adolescents (mean age 12.9yrs) were surveyed annually over seven years from 2010-11. We examined prospective, adjusted associations between the quantity of supply from parental and non-parental sources in the preceding 12 months and five outcomes in the subsequent year, over several consecutive years: binge drinking; alcohol-related harms; symptoms of alcohol abuse, dependence and alcohol use disorder (AUD). RESULTS In early waves, most parental supply comprised sips, while supply of whole drinks increased in later waves. Among those not receiving alcohol from other sources, parental supply of sips was associated with increased odds of binge drinking (OR: 1.85; 99.5 % CI: 1.17-2.91) and alcohol-related harms (OR: 1.70; 99.5 % CI: 1.20-2.42), but not with reporting symptoms of alcohol abuse, dependence or AUD, compared with no supply. Relative to no supply, supply of sips from other sources was associated with increased odds of binge drinking (OR: 2.04; 99.5 % CI: 1.14-3.67) only. Compared with supply of sips, supply of whole drinks by parents or others had higher odds of binge drinking, alcohol-related harms, symptoms of dependence and of AUD. Secondary analysis demonstrated that supply of larger quantities was associated with an increased risk of all outcomes. CONCLUSION Parental provision of sips is associated with increased risks and the supply of greater quantities was associated with an increasing risk of adverse outcomes. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02280551).
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