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An Analysis of Environmental and Social Factors Affecting Adolescent Problem Drinking
Author(s) -
Coker J. Kelly,
Borders L. DiAnne
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01961.x
Subject(s) - psychology , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , test (biology) , school climate , latent variable , environmental health , social psychology , statistics , mathematics education , medicine , mathematics , ecology , biology
Researchers only recently have begun to examine the environmental and contextual factors that influence adolescent drinking behavior. The objective of this study was to create and test a comprehensive model of adolescent problem drinking. Items from the National Education Longitudinal Study: 1988–1994 (NELS:88; National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996) were used to create measurement models for all latent variables in the hypothesized structural model. Results indicated that high levels of parental support and a positive school climate in the 8th grade influence the formation of relationships with peers with positive values in the 10th grade that guarded against problem‐drinking behavior in the 10th grade.