Relating Psychosocial Variables in High School to Alcohol Use Trajectories During the Transition to Young Adulthood

Abstract

This study examined the relationships between psychosocial indicators during adolescence, alcohol use during adolescence and alcohol use trajectories during the transition into early adulthood. Previous researchers have identified a number of different alcohol use trajectories during the transition to young adulthood. This study examined psychosocial variables-including peer focus, social skills, affect, antisocial behavior, gender, and sex-role attitudes-in an attempt to uncover variables related to changes in mean alcohol use and patterns of alcohol use during the transition to young adulthood. In addition to determining if the psychosocial indicators measured in adolescence are associated with different alcohol use trajectories, this study also examined the relationship between the alcohol use trajectories and young adult outcomes in the relational and educational domains.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA376835

Entities

People

  • Craig D. Morrow

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adolescents
  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Group Processes (Social Psychology)
  • Human Behavior
  • Indicators
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Environment
  • Social Psychology
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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