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Alcohol consumption in high school adolescents: frequency of use and dimensional structure of associated problems
Author(s) -
LEWINSOHN PETER M.,
ROHDE PAUL,
SEELEY JOHN R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1046/j.1360-0443.1996.9133757.x
Subject(s) - logistic regression , alcohol dependence , alcohol abuse , alcohol , psychiatry , medicine , alcohol use disorder , alcohol consumption , psychology , demography , clinical psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology
The goal of this paper is in present data regarding the occurrence of alcohol consumption and the relative prevalences and the factorial structure of DSM‐IV symptoms of alcohol abuse/dependence in a sample of 1507 older (14–18 years) community adolescents. Participants were diagnostically assessed at two time points, approximately 1 year apart. Three‐quarters of the sample had tried alcohol. Boys in general had greater usual frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption than girls and began drinking at an earlier age; girls with a diagnosis of alcohol abuse/dependence had a significantly earlier mean age of alcohol disorder onset and were more likely to have a relapse of alcohol disorder. However, gender differences in symptom prevalence were non‐significant. Seventeen per cent of the sample had at least one alcohol abuse/dependence symptom. The most frequent symptoms included reduced activities because of alcohol use, consumed more than intended, and tolerance. Eight of the 11 symptoms made a unique contribution to the prediction of diagnosis in a multiple logistic regression analysis. Components analysis supported the general division of symptoms into the categories of abuse and dependence.

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