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Latt NNN, Putdivarnichapong W, Phetrasuwan S, Vongsirimas N. Factors predicting the intention of drug abuse avoidance among adolescents in Pinlaung Township, Myanmar: predictive correlational design. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:8. [PMID: 38166869 PMCID: PMC10759472 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17419-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescence is a critical transition period and is at high risk for drug/substance abuse. In Myanmar, drug use is common among adolescents and is a public health concern. There are no studies of drug abuse prevention among Myanmar adolescents. Intentions to avoid drug abuse can be a protective factor for preventing drug abuse among adolescents. This study investigated the effects of sex, parental history of drug/alcohol abuse, self-efficacy, parental marital status, and family functioning on the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents. METHODS This is a predictive correlational study. The Biopsychosocial model was used as the theoretical framework of this study. A convenient sampling method was used to collect data from 157 students aged 13-18 years in a government school, middle school level and high school level, Pinlaung Town, Southern Shan State, Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic and political protests. G* power software was used to calculate the sample size. Data was collected by four self-administered questionnaires: a socio-demographic questionnaire, Thai Family Functioning Scale (TFFS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and Intention of Drug Avoidance Scale (IDAS). Multiple linear regression was employed to analyze the data. RESULTS Five predictors, including biological sex, parental history without drug/alcohol abuse, self-efficacy, parental marital status, and family functioning, explained 24.4% of the variance in the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents (R 2 = .244, F (5,151) = 9.738, p = .000). In addition, only three factors, family functioning (β = .31, p < .001), biological sex (β = -.25, p < .01), and self-efficacy (β = .16, p < .05) statistically and significantly predicted the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents. CONCLUSIONS Family functioning, female gender, and self-efficacy predicted the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents in Pinlaung Township, Southern Shan State, Myanmar. IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STUDY The results of this study have implications for all stakeholders through research, education, practice, and policymaking leading to improve the intentions of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents. Furthermore, the results of this study specifically contribute to create psychoeducational intervention programs for increasing intention to avoid substance use by promoting family functioning and self-efficacy of adolescents. This is especially proper for male adolescents who have less intention to avoid substance use.
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- Nang Nwe Nwe Latt
- Student of Master of Nursing Science Program (International Program), Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
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- Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Romero-Rodríguez E, Amezcua-Prieto C, Morales-Suárez-Varela M, Pérez CA, Mateos-Campos R, Marcos-Delgado A, Ortíz-Moncada R, Martín SR, Rodríguez-Reinado C, Delgado-Rodríguez M, Abellán GB, Molero JA, Martín-Peláez S, Cancela-Carral JM, Valero Juan LF, Martínez-Ruiz V, Fernández-Villa T. Alcohol use and family-related factors among Spanish university students: the unHicos project. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1573. [PMID: 35982433 PMCID: PMC9389699 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13900-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background During adolescence and youth there are relevant changes in the consolidation, gain or loss of consumption habits and lifestyles and the family factors has a fundamental role to development these habits. The study of the consumption of toxins, such as alcohol intake, is crucial at this stage due to the repercussions that said consumption presents in adulthood. Therefore, the objective of our study was to evaluate the associations between alcohol consumption patterns and related family factors (family functioning, family history of alcohol consumption) in Spanish university students. Methods Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter study, carried out in first-year university students from 11 Spanish universities. Through an online questionnaire, alcohol consumption (risky consumption and intensive consumption or binge drinking), family functioning and history of alcohol in the family were evaluated. Risky alcohol consumption and binge drinking were assessed using the AUDIT test, and family functioning was assessed using the family APGAR questionnaire. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed, as well as the Chi-Square test and Student's T-Test, and non-conditional logistic regression models were carried out to examine this association. Results The prevalence of risky alcohol consumption identified in the 10,167 respondents was 16.9% (95% CI = 16.2–17.6), and that of BD was 48.8% (95% CI = 47.9–48.8). There is a significant association between risky alcohol consumption and family functioning in students of both sexes, with greater consumption in the face of severe dysfunctional support (men OR = 1.72; p < 0.001 and women OR = 1.74; p < 0.001) and family history of consumption (p = 0.005). Regarding the binge drinking pattern, no statistically significant differences were observed. Conclusions Risky alcohol consumption in university students is associated with dysfunctional family support, unlike the binge drinking pattern, where there is no such association. The findings of this study show the importance of creating prevention programs focused on the family approach in university students, which include alcohol screening in the population with a family history of this substance, and greater social support from health services. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-13900-8.
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- Esperanza Romero-Rodríguez
- Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba / Reina Sofia University Hospital / University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología Y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (Ibs), Granada, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología Y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciences, Toxicology and Legal, Medicine, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.,Biomedical Research Center Network on Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Institute of Health Carlos III, Avenida Monforte de Lemos, 3-5, Pabellón 11, Planta 0, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Special Didactics, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), Sergas-UVIGO, HealthyFit Research Group, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Departament of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences. Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de León, Ponferrada Campus S/N, 24401, Ponferrada, Léon, Spain. .,Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), The Research Group in Gene - Environment and Health Interactions, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
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- Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine and Public Health and History of Science, Food and Nutrition Research Group, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales, Salud Y Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología Y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Health Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Castilla La Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología Y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de León, Ponferrada Campus S/N, 24401, Ponferrada, Léon, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología Y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (Ibs), Granada, Spain
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- Department of Special Didactics, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), Sergas-UVIGO, HealthyFit Research Group, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Departament of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences. Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología Y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (Ibs), Granada, Spain
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER Epidemiología Y Salud Pública-CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Area of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de León, Ponferrada Campus S/N, 24401, Ponferrada, Léon, Spain.,Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), The Research Group in Gene - Environment and Health Interactions, Universidad de León, León, Spain
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Martini M, Tartaglia S, De Piccoli N. Assessing Rape Myth Acceptance: A Contribution to Italian Validation of the Measure for Assessing Subtle Rape Myth (SRMA-IT). SEXUAL ABUSE : A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2022; 34:375-397. [PMID: 34184954 DOI: 10.1177/10790632211028158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The study aimed to validate the Italian version of the Measure for Assessing Subtle Rape Myths developed by McMahon and Farmer. A sample of 3,915 university students (70.8% female) completed the questionnaire. After an exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis tested the resulting four-factor structure of the Italian Subtle Rape Myth Acceptance (SRMA-IT) Scale ("She Asked for It"; "He Didn't Mean To"; "It Wasn't Really Rape"; and "She Lied"), consistent with McMahon and Farmer's initial hypothesis. The Italian validation did not include items related to intoxication. Internal consistency of the subscales was good (α from .78 to .90). Convergent validity between all subscales and System Justification-Gender was detected: A strong relationship was observed (r is from .19 to .33; p < .001). The independent-sample T test then showed that women accepted all four rape myths significantly less than men: Effect size is more than moderate for the myth "She Asked for It" (Cohen's d = .60) and between small and moderate for the other myths (d is from .35 to .42). Acceptance of rape myths is often associated with higher men's proclivity to rape and with tendency to raped women's double victimization (they can be not believed or blamed when they disclose the rape). Having a validated instrument to measure rape myth acceptance can enhance empirical research on this topic and help to develop interventions of prevention both for men in the society and for the first responders to disclosures, also sustaining a culture of respect and of contrast to violence.
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Fuller-Thomson E, Lewis DA, Agbeyaka S. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders in Young Adulthood: Findings from a Canadian Nationally Representative Survey. Alcohol Alcohol 2021; 57:385-395. [PMID: 34343246 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agab048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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AIM (a) To document the prevalence and odds of (i) alcohol use disorders, (ii) cannabis use disorders, (iii) other drug use disorders and (iv) any substance use disorder (SUD), among young adults with and without ADHD, and (b) to investigate the degree to which the association between ADHD and SUDs is attenuated by socio-demographics, early adversities and mental health. METHOD Secondary analysis of the nationally representative Canadian Community Health Survey-Mental Health (CCHS-MH). The sample included 6872 respondents aged 20-39, of whom 270 had ADHD. The survey response rate was 68.9%. MEASUREMENTS Substance Use Disorder: World Health Organization's Composite International Diagnostic Interview criteria, SUDs, were derived from lifetime algorithms for alcohol, cannabis and other substance abuse or dependence. ADHD was based on self-report of a health professional's diagnosis. FINDINGS One in three young adults with ADHD had a lifetime alcohol use disorder (36%) compared to 19% of those without ADHD (P < 0.001). After adjusting for all control variables, those with ADHD had higher odds of developing alcohol use disorders (OR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.81), cannabis use disorders (OR = 1.46, 95% CI: 1.06, 2.00), other drug use disorders (OR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.46, 2.95) and any SUD (OR = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.28, 2.23). History of depression and anxiety led to the largest attenuation of the ADHD-SUD relationship, followed by childhood adversities and socioeconomic status. CONCLUSIONS Young adults with ADHD have a high prevalence of alcohol and other SUDs. Targeted outreach and interventions for this extremely vulnerable population are warranted.
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- Esme Fuller-Thomson
- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Canada.,Department of Family and Community Medicine, 500 University Avenue, 5th Floor University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Institute for Life Course & Aging, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Canada
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, 246 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Maurage P, Lannoy S, Mange J, Grynberg D, Beaunieux H, Banovic I, Gierski F, Naassila M. What We Talk About When We Talk About Binge Drinking: Towards an Integrated Conceptualization and Evaluation. Alcohol Alcohol 2021; 55:468-479. [PMID: 32556202 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agaa041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Binge drinking (BD), characterized by recurring alternations between intense intoxication episodes and abstinence periods, is the most frequent alcohol consumption pattern in youth and is growing in prevalence among older adults. Many studies have underlined the specific harmful impact of this habit by showing impaired abilities in a wide range of cognitive functions among binge drinkers, as well as modifications of brain structure and function. AIMS Several controversies and inconsistencies currently hamper the harmonious development of the field and the recognition of BD as a specific alcohol consumption pattern. The main concern is the absence of consensual BD conceptualization, leading to variability in experimental group selection and alcohol consumption evaluation. The present paper aims at overcoming this key issue through a two-step approach. METHODS AND CONCLUSIONS First, a literature review allows proposing an integrated BD conceptualization, distinguishing it from other subclinical alcohol consumption patterns. Six specific characteristics of BD are identified, namely, (1) the presence of physiological symptoms related to BD episodes, (2) the presence of psychological symptoms related to BD episodes, (3) the ratio of BD episodes compared to all alcohol drinking occasions, (4) the frequency of BD episodes, (5) the consumption speed and (6) the alternation between BD episodes and soberness periods. Second, capitalizing on this conceptual clarification, we propose an evaluation protocol jointly measuring these six BD characteristics. Finally, several research perspectives are presented to refine the proposed conceptualization.
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- Pierre Maurage
- Louvain Experimental Psychopathology Research Group (LEP), Psychological Science Research Institute, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve 1348, Belgium
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford 94305, CA, USA
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- Laboratoire de Psychologie Caen Normandie (LPCN; EA 7452), University of Caen Normandy, Caen 14032, France
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- SCALab UMR 9193, Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, University of Lille, CNRS, CHU Lille, Lille 59000, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris 75231, France
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- Laboratoire de Psychologie Caen Normandie (LPCN; EA 7452), University of Caen Normandy, Caen 14032, France
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- CRFDP EA 7475, University of Rouen Normandie, Rouen 76000, France
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- Cognition, Health, Society Laboratory (C2S-EA 6291), University of Reims Champagne Ardenne (URCA), Reims 51571, France.,INSERM UMR 1247, Research Group on Alcohol and Pharmacodependences, GRAP, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens 80025, France
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- INSERM UMR 1247, Research Group on Alcohol and Pharmacodependences, GRAP, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens 80025, France
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Vargas-Martínez AM, Trapero-Bertran M, Mora T, Lima-Serrano M. Social, economic and family factors associated with binge drinking in Spanish adolescents. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:519. [PMID: 32303203 PMCID: PMC7165377 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08605-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The main aim of this study was to determine the socioeconomic and family factors associated with binge drinking (BD) in Spanish adolescents who participated in a web-based computer intervention for the prevention of binge drinking known as Alerta Alcohol. Methods Longitudinal analyses were carried out in a sample of Andalusian adolescents aged 15 to 19 enrolled in public schools, which was part of a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial with an intervention group (IG) who received the Alerta Alcohol programme and a control group (CG) who did not receive any active intervention. Panel count data and the following econometric procedures were used: negative binomial, a two-part model and a finite mixture model. The endogenous variable in all models was the number of BD occasions in the last 30 days. A total of 1247 subjects in the pre-intervention period, with an average age of 16.8 years, plus 612 adolescents in the follow-up period (4 months later), were included in the analysis. Results In relation to findings, being older (≥ 17 years old), having more pocket money and higher family alcohol consumption were associated with greater BD. By contrast, subjects who completed the questionnaire on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, further from the previous weekend, indicated a lower number of BD occasions. Conclusions Our results suggest the need to include families, especially parents and siblings, in interventions aimed at preventing alcohol use among adolescents, given the association shown between BD and both family alcohol consumption and weekly pocket money or availability of money to adolescents. Given the findings with regard to age, future research aimed at intervening in early adolescence to prevent BD would be justified. Trial registration (ClinicalTrials.gov): NCT03288896. Registration date: September 20, 2017. “Retrospectively registered”.
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- Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Institute for Evaluation and Public Policies (IRAPP), Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nursing. Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Laghi F, Bianchi D, Pompili S, Lonigro A, Baiocco R. Binge eating and binge drinking behaviors: the role of family functioning. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2020; 26:408-420. [PMID: 32228049 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1742926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Binge eating and binge drinking are two of the most common health-risk behaviors among young people showing to frequently co-occur in nonclinical samples of adolescent boys and girls. The present study examined the role of different dimensions of family functioning in binge behaviors among adolescents. One thousand and twenty young to late adolescents (507 girls and 517 boys) with ages ranging from 16 to 22 years participated in the study and completed a survey of self-report measures. Our findings showed that adolescents who binge eat and drink and adolescents who only binge eat perceived a lower quality of family functioning with lower levels of cohesion, flexibility, communication, satisfaction and higher degree of disengagement compared to adolescents who do not binge and adolescents who only binge drink. Only adolescents who engage in both binge behaviors reported higher levels of chaotic style compared to other binge groups. Furthermore, living in families poorly flexible, highly disengaged and with communication problems among members resulted as risk factors for binge eating behavior. Results suggest the importance for prevention programs to be based on an integrated approach focused on improving family environment such as the ability in changing family structure to deal effectively with developmental problems and defining clear home rules adolescents may stand on.
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- Fiorenzo Laghi
- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Grevenstein D, Nikendei C, Nagy E. Alcohol Use, Binge Drinking, and Drunkenness Experience in Adolescence: Complex Associations with Family, Peers, Social Context, and Risk Perceptions. Subst Use Misuse 2020; 55:1834-1845. [PMID: 32449446 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1766504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background: A number of correlates to adolescent substance use have been shown, yet their unique predictive influence is unclear. We investigated the incremental validity of demographics, family background, school variables, risk perception, parental alcohol attitudes, age of first alcohol use, peer group influence, and behavioral variables as they concurrently predicted last month alcohol use, binge drinking, and drunkenness experience frequency. Methods: Hierarchical multiple regression analyses in a sample of N = 743 adolescents (mean age = 15.01). Results: All predictors explained 26-40% of the total variance. Alcohol use was predicted by age, gender, having two working parents, academic family background, relationship to parents, relative risk perception, parental acceptance of alcohol use, age of first use, talking about positive aspects of alcohol, normality of alcohol use among peers, time spent with friends, and going out to clubs. Binge drinking was predicted by age, working parents, school problems, relative risk perception, parental alcohol acceptance, age of first use, talking about positive aspects of alcohol, time spent with friends, and going out to clubs. Drunkenness was predicted by age, relationship to parents, school problems, relative risk perception, age of first use, talking about positive aspects of alcohol, and going out to clubs. Conclusions: Researchers need to take the complexity of adolescent substance use into account when designing studies and interventions. Relative risk perception emerged as the strongest (positive) predictor, indicating that adolescents are able to rather accurately assess their own risk and risk awareness alone does not suffice to engage in protective behavior.
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Laghi F, Bianchi D, Pompili S, Lonigro A, Baiocco R. Heavy episodic drinking in late adolescents: The role of theory of mind and conformity drinking motives. Addict Behav 2019; 96:18-25. [PMID: 31026674 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heavy episodic drinking (HED) implies severe consequences for health, both in the short and long term. Peer conformity has shown contradictory relationships with HED, suggesting the presence of a complex interaction between social and individual factors. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the moderation role of conformity in the relationship between theory of mind (ToM) and HED. METHOD Participants were 170 Italian adolescents (Mage = 18.71, SDage = 0.77) recruited in public high schools. Self-report measures were administered for evaluating drunkenness and HED. The Drinking Motives Questionnaire was used to assess three drinking motives, namely coping with negative emotions, enhancement of positive feelings, and the need for peer conformity, whereas the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test was adopted to test advanced theory of mind skills. ANOVAs, MANOVAs and regression moderation analyses were performed. RESULTS Drunkenness, HED and drinking motives did not vary with gender. Only social motives were higher in boys (vs. girls). HED was positively related to drunkenness and to social, coping and enhancement motives. However, only enhancement significantly predicted HED. Finally, conformity moderated the relationship between ToM and HED. In the presence of high conformity, adolescents with impaired ToM reported significantly more HED than adolescents with high ToM. CONCLUSIONS In the presence of conformity needs, social cognition impairment appeared to be a risk factor for HED, whereas good socio-cognitive skills were protective. Implications for research, clinical assessment and prevention are discussed.
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Craig BA, Morton DP, Morey PJ, Kent LM, Beamish P, Gane AB, Butler TL, Rankin PM, Price KR. Factors Predicting Alcohol Consumption in Adolescents Attending a Faith-Based School System in Australia: A Multigroup Structural Equation Analysis. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2019.1652717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, Australia
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- Adventist Health Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Wahroonga, Australia
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Inguglia C, Costa S, Iannello NM, Liga F. Parental Monitoring and Youth's Binge Behaviors: The Role of Sensation Seeking and Life Satisfaction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2019.1626803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Cristiano Inguglia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Psicologiche, Pedagogiche, Dell’esercizio Fisico e Della Formazione, Università Degli Studi Di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università Degli Studi Della Campania, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Cultura, Educazione e Società, Università Della Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università Degli Studi Di Messina, Messina, Italy
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Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of heavy episodic drinking (HED), consumption patterns, protective and risk behaviours and motivations in a sample of young Italians with recent alcohol use. Design: Cross-sectional study. The target population was young people (18–29 years) living in the metropolitan area of Bologna (Northern Italy). A mixed study design with quantitative and qualitative instruments was used. Findings: Four focus groups were held; 500 young people were interviewed. The results show ample alcohol misuse among youths and highlight a process of normalization of excess-oriented practices. Following single episodes of HED, almost all the interviewees experienced health problems or negative consequences in the fields of relations and social commitments. A particular group of habitual alcohol drinkers (frequent and repeated misuse) were identified with a high likelihood of encountering problematic situations and stated that their motivation for their last episode of HED was boredom and the search for psychoactive effects. From the current focus, it can be seen that those who take large quantities of alcoholic beverages do so to reach a state of inebriation. Young adults seem to be well-informed as to the psychoactive properties of alcoholic beverages and are aware of the related risks. Originality/value: A gradual loss of traditional references in the alcohol culture emerges among Italian youths. Future studies targeted at the cultural aspects of alcohol misuse are needed.
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Laghi F, Bianchi D, Lonigro A, Pompili S, Baiocco R. Emotion regulation and alcohol abuse in second-generation immigrant adolescents: The protective role of cognitive reappraisal. J Health Psychol 2019; 26:513-524. [DOI: 10.1177/1359105318820715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The individual predictors of drinking behaviors among second-generation immigrant adolescents are still understudied. This study investigated emotion regulation strategies and alcohol abuse in 472 adolescents (86 second-generation immigrants and 386 Italian natives; age range: 17–18). The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test were used to assess cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, and alcohol abuse, respectively. Immigrants reported lower alcohol abuse than natives. A negative relationship between cognitive reappraisal and alcohol abuse was found for immigrants, but not for natives. Specifically, cognitive reappraisal was a protective factor against alcohol abuse only for immigrant adolescents. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
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Binge Drinking among adolescents is related to the development of Alcohol Use Disorders: results from a Cross-Sectional Study. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12624. [PMID: 30135518 PMCID: PMC6105639 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29311-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Binge drinking (BD) is a common pattern of alcohol consumption among adolescents. At present few data are available on the possible relationship between BD and alcohol use disorders (AUD) in adolescents. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of BD and relationship between BD behavior and AUD among adolescents. A total of 2704 students attending 10 purposively selected high schools from three Italian provinces were surveyed. Questionnaires regarding socio-demographic data, pattern and amount of alcohol intake, smoking habits, use of illicit drugs, and physical activity were administered. AUD and affective disorders were also evaluated. Alcohol intake was reported by 2126 participants; 1278 reported at least one episode BD in the last year and 715 in the last month. A diagnosis of AUD was made in 165 adolescents. The prevalence of AUD was higher in adolescents that reported BD behavior than in those that did not report BD (11.6% vs 0.9%, respectively; p < 0.0001). Logistic regression showed a positive relationship between a diagnosis of AUD and BD behavior (OR 9.6; 95% CI 4.7–22·9; p < 0.0001). In conclusion alcohol consumption with the pattern of BD among adolescents is highly related to development of AUD.
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Shi X, Wang J, Zou H. Family functioning and Internet addiction among Chinese adolescents: The mediating roles of self-esteem and loneliness. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Biolcati R, Mancini G, Trombini E. Proneness to Boredom and Risk Behaviors During Adolescents' Free Time. Psychol Rep 2017; 121:303-323. [PMID: 28776483 DOI: 10.1177/0033294117724447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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As a clinical condition, boredom is an emotional state, widespread among young people, characterized by unpleasant feelings, lack of motivation, and low physiological arousal in which the level of stimulation is perceived as unsatisfactorily low. Boredom is an important emotional state due to its spread among young people. Recent research has mainly studied the complex connection between boredom and leisure-time experiences, which may be involved in adolescents' risk-taking behaviors. The current study aims to investigate boredom proneness, conceived as a personality trait, in adolescents' free time, and its involvement in more extreme behaviors, such as binge drinking and addictive Internet use, which may represent ways to cope with the search for additional stimuli. Data from a large sample of Italian adolescents ( n = 478, aged between 14 years and 19 years, M = 16.31, SD = 1.47) revealed significant differences between low-boredom and high-boredom subjects. Both girls and boys with high boredom proneness used technology more, engaged less in hobbies and activities such as sports, more frequently consumed strong drinks and binge drank, and were more at risk of Internet addiction than non-bored adolescents. These findings suggest a hypothetical risk profile linked to boredom proneness in adolescence. The results are discussed in light of the literature from a psychosocial and clinical perspective.
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- Roberta Biolcati
- Department of Education, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Education, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Mendoza R, Gomez-Baya D, Medero R. Adolescent drunkenness and street drinking as predictors of increased participation in bullying. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2016.1232759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Ramon Mendoza
- Developmental and Educational Psychology Department, University of Huelva, Huelva, Spain
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- Psychology Department, Universidad Loyola Andalucia, Sevilla, Spain
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- Hospital de Valme, Carretera de Cádiz, Sevilla, Spain
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Laghi F, Pompili S, Zanna V, Castiglioni MC, Criscuolo M, Chianello I, Mazzoni S, Baiocco R. How adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents perceive family functioning? J Health Psychol 2016; 22:197-207. [PMID: 26253650 DOI: 10.1177/1359105315597055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This study aims at examining whether adolescent girls diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and their parents differ in perceiving the different aspects of family functioning. Moreover, the discrepancy between adolescent girls and healthy controls on Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales dimensions, family communication, and family satisfaction is investigated. The study includes 36 female anorexia patients and their parents and 36 healthy controls. The results showed a different view between mothers and their daughters with regard to the dimension of rigidity. In addition, girls with anorexia nervosa were less satisfied about family environment and rated their families as less communicative, flexible, cohesive, and more disengaged, compared to controls.
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Ohannessian CM, Flannery KM, Simpson E, Russell BS. Family functioning and adolescent alcohol use: A moderated mediation analysis. J Adolesc 2016; 49:19-27. [PMID: 26994346 PMCID: PMC5815172 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The primary goals of this longitudinal study were to examine the relationship between family functioning and adolescent alcohol use and to examine whether depressed mood mediates this relationship. An additional goal was to explore whether these relations were moderated by gender. The sample included 1031 high school students from the Mid-Atlantic United States. Participants completed surveys in school during the spring of 2007, 2008, and 2009. Path analysis results indicated that family functioning predicted alcohol use for girls. Moreover, depressed mood mediated this relationship. None of the direct paths between family functioning and adolescent alcohol use were significant for boys. However, similar to girls, depressed mood negatively predicted alcohol use for boys. Taken together, the findings highlight the need for prevention programs targeting adolescent substance use to consider gender-specific trajectories.
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- Christine McCauley Ohannessian
- Children's Center for Community Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.
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- Children's Center for Community Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, CT 06269-1020, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Rd., Unit 1058, Storrs, CT 06269-1058, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, 348 Mansfield Rd., Unit 1058, Storrs, CT 06269-1058, USA
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Biolcati R, Passini S, Mancini G. "I cannot stand the boredom." Binge drinking expectancies in adolescence. Addict Behav Rep 2016; 3:70-76. [PMID: 29532002 PMCID: PMC5845945 DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2016] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The main aim of this study is to improve our knowledge on binge drinking behavior in adolescents. In particular, we tested a model of predictors of binge drinking focusing on boredom proneness; we also examined the predictive and mediating role of drinking expectancies on binge drinking. METHODS A questionnaire designed to assess current drinking behavior, such as binge drinking, drinking expectancies and boredom proneness, was administered to 721 Italian adolescents (61% females) aged between 13 and 19 years (M = 15.98, SD = 1.61). RESULTS Structural equation modeling confirmed the evidence on drinking expectancies as predicted by boredom proneness and as predictive of adolescents' binge drinking. Interestingly, disinhibition and relief from pain seem to play a more important mediating role between boredom and alcohol outcome. Conversely, no mediation was found for interpersonal and social confidence expectancies on binge drinking. CONCLUSIONS In general, the results suggest that preventative interventions on alcohol misuse should focus on personality traits and underlying drinking expectancies.
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- Roberta Biolcati
- Department of Education Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Filippo Re 6, Bologna 40126, Italy
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Segrott J, Rothwell H, Hewitt G, Playle R, Huang C, Murphy S, Moore L, Hickman M, Reed H. Preventing alcohol misuse in young people: an exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial of the Kids, Adults Together (KAT) programme. PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH 2015. [DOI: 10.3310/phr03150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BackgroundInvolvement of parents/carers may increase the effectiveness of primary school-based alcohol-misuse prevention projects. However, few interventions have been designed for pre-adolescent children, or specifically involve parents/carers. The Kids, Adults Together (KAT) programme in primary schools aimed to reduce alcohol misuse through such an approach.ObjectiveTo determine the value and feasibility of conducting an effectiveness trial of KAT.DesignParallel-group cluster randomised exploratory trial with an embedded process evaluation. Schools were the unit of randomisation.SettingPrimary schools (n = 9) in south Wales, UK.ParticipantsPupils in Year 5/6 (aged 9–11 years) and their parents/carers; school staff.InterventionThe Kids, Adults Together programme consisted of (1) classwork addressing the effects of alcohol; (2) a family event for children and parents/carers; and (3) a ‘goody bag’ containing fun items, including a digital versatile disc (DVD) for families to watch together. The intervention comprised KAT plus existing alcohol-related activities and lessons. Control-group schools continued with existing alcohol-related lessons and activities.Main outcome measuresKey outcomes related to the progression criteria for a potential future effectiveness trial. These included the acceptability, participation equity, feasibility and implementation of KAT; the recruitment and retention of research participants; and the acceptability and feasibility of research processes, including data collection methods and outcome measures.ResultsNine schools (free school meal entitlement ranging from 1% to 37.2%) participated. Two of five intervention schools withdrew but all four control schools were retained, and these seven schools facilitated all research data collections. Programme acceptability and participation rates were high in all three intervention schools (parent/carer participation rates ranged from 45.1% to 65.7%), although implementation quality varied. At baseline, approximately 75% of eligible children (n = 418) provided data, of whom 257 also provided data at follow-up. Only 27 parents/carers (estimated response rate 6.5%) completed interviews. Most children were willing to complete questionnaires but measures were not appropriate for this age group. Measures of alcohol consumption produced inconsistent responses. Intermediate outcomes on family communication showed no evidence of intervention effectiveness.ConclusionsIn the three schools that received the KAT intervention, it was found to be acceptable to schools and pupils and there were good levels of participation from parents/carers from across a range of socioeconomic groups. However, two intervention schools withdrew from the trial. Findings from intermediate outcomes on family communication did not support programme theory. In addition, the study highlighted challenges in identifying suitable outcome measures for children aged 9–11 years and the feasibility of long-term follow-up via secondary schools.Future workIt would not be appropriate to proceed to an effectiveness trial of KAT. There are doubts/uncertainties about the potential effects of KAT; suitability of measures; the large number of schools which would be required for an effectiveness trial of KAT, and the cost of this; feasibility of follow-up in secondary schools; and programme implementation and theory. There is a need to develop and validate measures for children aged 9–11 years; to test the feasibility of follow-up data collection methods in secondary schools; and to further consider sample size requirements and feasibility.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN80672127.FundingThe exploratory trial of this project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research programme and the process evaluation was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The work was undertaken with the support of The Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), a UK Clinical Research Collaboration Public Health Research Centre of Excellence. Joint funding (MR/KO232331/1) from the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Economic and Social Research Council, the Welsh Government and the Wellcome Trust, under the auspices of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, is gratefully acknowledged. This project will be published in full inPublic Health Research; Vol. 3, No. 15. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- Jeremy Segrott
- Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- UKCRC Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- UKCRC Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- UKCRC Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- South East Wales Trials Unit (SEWTU), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- South East Wales Trials Unit (SEWTU), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- UKCRC Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- UKCRC Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- UKCRC Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Laghi F, Federico F, Lonigro A, Levanto S, Ferraro M, Baumgartner E, Baiocco R. Peer and Teacher-Selected Peer Buddies for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Social, Emotional, and Mentalizing Abilities. THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2015; 150:469-84. [DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2015.1087375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Laghi F, Pompili S, Baumgartner E, Baiocco R. The role of sensation seeking and motivations for eating in female and male adolescents who binge eat. Eat Behav 2015; 17:119-24. [PMID: 25687232 DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2015.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Although different personality traits have been associated with the onset and maintenance of binge eating, the role of sensation seeking is still not well documented. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of sensation seeking and motivations for eating in male and female adolescents who binge eat. METHODS 336 adolescents (196 boys and 140 girls, mean age 17.48) completed a survey composed of Binge Eating Scale, Motivation for Eating Scale, and Brief Sensation Seeking Scale. RESULTS Our results showed that for female adolescents, binge eating was significantly correlated with age, body mass index (BMI), Environmental and Emotional Eating. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that BMI was a significant positive predictor of binge eating; Emotional and Physical Eating accounted for 34% of the variance. For male adolescents, binge eating was significantly correlated with age, BMI, Boredom susceptibility, Experience seeking, environmental, Social and Emotional Eating. The most significant variables that contribute to binge symptoms, were age and BMI (that accounted for 16% of the variance), Experience seeking and Boredom susceptibility (11%) and emotional eating (18%). CONCLUSIONS Our results provided support for emotional motivations as significant triggers for binge eating behavior in both male and female adolescents. Although two sensation seeking dimensions were significant predictors of binge eating in males, sensation seeking was not associated to binge eating in the female subsample.
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- Fiorenzo Laghi
- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy
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Williams LR, Marsiglia FF, Baldwin A, Ayers S. Unintended Effects of an Intervention Supporting Mexican-Heritage Youth: Decreased Parent Heavy Drinking. RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 2015; 25:181-189. [PMID: 25755619 PMCID: PMC4351785 DOI: 10.1177/1049731514524030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of a parenting intervention, Familias: Preparando la Nueva Generación (FPNG), intended to support children, on parents heavy drinking. We hypothesized that parent participants of FPNG would reduce their heavy drinking at 1-year follow-up. METHODS Parents (N = 281) of middle school children from a large, low-income metropolitan area in the Southwest United States participated in a randomized control trial over 2 years. RESULTS A logistic regression analysis using the maximum likelihood test determined that at Wave 3, parents receiving FPNG reduced heavy drinking behaviors compared to parents in the youth-only condition (odds ratio = .86, p < .05). CONCLUSIONS Participating in the parenting program can effectively curb heavy drinking behaviors in parents-an important mechanism through which one may expect changes in youth risk behavior. The practice, policy, and research implications of these unintended findings are promising to the overall effectiveness of a parenting intervention for Mexican-heritage families.
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- Lela Rankin Williams
- SIRC Faculty Affiliate, School of Social Work Tucson Component, Arizona State University, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Smorti M, Guarnieri S. The Parental Bond and Alcohol Use Among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Drinking Motives. Subst Use Misuse 2015; 50:1560-70. [PMID: 26583770 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1023454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems represent a significant health concern. Few empirical researches focused on understanding the interrelationships and links between the parental bond, drinking motives, and alcohol use during adolescence. OBJECTIVES The present study examined the relationships between a supportive parental bond, drinking motives, and alcohol use, with a focus on the role of mediation. METHODS The sample comprised 298 adolescents, aged from 16 to 20 years. The technique of structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to assess the direct and indirect effects of the parental bond on alcohol use among adolescents through motives for drinking. RESULTS The relationship between the parental bond and frequency of alcohol use by adolescents was not mediated by any motives for drinking, neither for males nor females. Regarding the relationships between the parental bond and quantity of adolescent alcohol consumption, findings for females showed significant indirect effects of maternal bond on alcohol quantity, when coping, enhancement, and social drinking motives were entered as mediator variables. Rather, paternal bond did not predict drinking quantity, not even indirectly. On the contrary, results for males indicated that the parental bond was neither directly nor indirectly associated with adolescent alcohol use. CONCLUSIONS/IMPORTANCE Mothers are the relational fulcrum of the family, while fathers seem to maintain a more peripheral position. Gender differences are discussed on the basis of the different cultural and parental socialisation processes that operate for male and female adolescents.
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- Martina Smorti
- a Faculty of Education , Free University of Bozen , Bolzano , Italy
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- a Faculty of Education , Free University of Bozen , Bolzano , Italy
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Prevalence and correlates of binge drinking among young adults using alcohol: a cross-sectional survey. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:930795. [PMID: 25101300 PMCID: PMC4101213 DOI: 10.1155/2014/930795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background. Although binge drinking prevalence and correlates among young people have been extensively studied in the USA and Northern Europe, less is known for Southern Europe countries with relatively healthier drinking cultures. Objective. We aimed at analyzing prevalence and correlates of binge drinking in a representative sample of young adults in Italy. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among alcohol-consuming young adults. We carried out univariate and multivariate analyses to assess associations between recent binge drinking and candidate variables. Results. We selected 654 subjects, with 590 (mean age: 20.65 ± 1.90) meeting inclusion criteria. Prevalence for recent binge drinking was 38.0%, significantly higher for females than males. Multivariate analysis showed that high alcohol expectancies, large amount of money available during the weekend, interest for parties and discos, female gender, cannabis use, influence by peers, and electronic cigarettes smoking all were significantly associated with recent binge drinking, whereas living with parents appeared a significant protective factor. Conclusions. More than a third of young adults using alcohol are binge drinkers, and, in contrast with findings from Anglo-Saxon countries, females show higher risk as compared with males. These data suggest the increasing importance of primary and secondary prevention programmes for binge drinking.
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Maurage P, Bestelmeyer PE, Rouger J, Charest I, Belin P. Binge drinking influences the cerebral processing of vocal affective bursts in young adults. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2013; 3:218-25. [PMID: 24179866 PMCID: PMC3791281 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Binge drinking is now considered a central public health issue and is associated with emotional and interpersonal problems, but the neural implications of these deficits remain unexplored. The present study aimed at offering the first insights into the effects of binge drinking on the neural processing of vocal affect. On the basis of an alcohol-consumption screening phase (204 students), 24 young adults (12 binge drinkers and 12 matched controls, mean age: 23.8 years) were selected and performed an emotional categorisation task on morphed vocal stimuli (drawn from a morphed fear-anger continuum) during fMRI scanning. In comparison to controls, binge drinkers presented (1) worse behavioural performance in emotional affect categorisation; (2) reduced activation of bilateral superior temporal gyrus; and (3) increased activation of right middle frontal gyrus. These results constitute the first evidence of altered cerebral processing of emotional stimuli in binge drinking and confirm that binge drinking leads to marked cerebral changes, which has important implications for research and clinical practice.
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- Pierre Maurage
- Laboratory for Experimental Psychopathology, Institute of Psychology, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Corresponding author at: Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Psychologie, LEP, Place du Cardinal Mercier, 10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Tel.: + 32 10 479245; fax: + 32 10 473774.
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- MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (CCNi), Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Laghi F, Baiocco R, Lonigro A, Baumgartner E. Exploring the Relationship Between Identity Status Development and Alcohol Consumption Among Italian Adolescents. THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2013; 147:277-92. [DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2012.688075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Laghi F, Baiocco R, Liga F, Lonigro A, Baumgartner E. Binge eating and binge drinking behaviors: individual differences in adolescents' identity styles. J Health Psychol 2013; 19:333-43. [PMID: 23405028 DOI: 10.1177/1359105312470851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Considering the significant negative consequences that are directly related to binge eating and drinking behaviors, many studies have explored the reasons why adolescents engage in them. This study examined the differences in the development, maintenance, and co-occurrence of "binge" behaviors associated with adolescent's identity style and the level of commitment. One thousand four hundred Italian adolescents completed self-report measures assessing binge behaviors and identity styles. Overall, results show that diffused adolescents were more likely to be engaged in binge eating and binge drinking behaviors than others, validating the idea that the achievement of a consolidated ego identity is important for enhancing well-being.
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