Factors Predicting Alcohol Consumption in Adolescents Attending a Faith-Based School System in Australia: A Multigroup Structural Equation Analysis

IF 0.6 4区医学 Q2 Social Sciences

JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2019-05-04 DOI:10.1080/1067828X.2019.1652717

B. Craig, D. Morton, P. Morey, L. Kent, P. Beamish, A. B. Gane, T. Butler, Paul M. Rankin, K. R. Price

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Abstract Structural equation modeling was used to explore the direct and indirect association of childhood experiences, attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions on the alcohol consumption of adolescents attending faith-based Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia. Data were collected on 1,266 adolescents and the structural model developed explained 48% of the variance for alcohol consumption. Intentions had the highest degree of association with Alcohol Consumption Status (ACS) (β = 0.52). Attitudes were more strongly associated to ACS (βtotal = 0.36) than subjective norms (βtotal = 0.17). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) were associated with every variable in the model and had a combined direct and indirect association with ACS of βtotal = 0.14. Multigroup analysis found significant pathway differences in the model for gender and age with regards to the association of intentions, attitudes, ACEs, and Childhood Family Dynamics with alcohol consumption status. The study fills a gap in the alcohol literature by presenting a model describing the complex network of factors that predict alcohol consumption in a low-ACS population. The outcomes of the study highlight the importance of early intervention for children and their families to delay or minimize alcohol consumption in adolescents.

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澳大利亚信仰学校系统青少年酒精消费预测因素:多组结构方程分析

摘要采用结构方程模型探讨了澳大利亚基督复临安息日会信仰学校青少年的童年经历、态度、主观规范和饮酒意图之间的直接和间接联系。收集了1266名青少年的数据，建立的结构模型解释了48%的酒精消费差异。意向与酒精消费状况(ACS)的相关性最高(β = 0.52)。态度与ACS的相关性(βtotal = 0.36)高于主观规范(βtotal = 0.17)。不良童年经历(Adverse Childhood Experiences, ace)与模型中的每个变量均相关，且与ACS有直接和间接的联合关联(βtotal = 0.14)。多组分析发现，在意图、态度、ace和儿童家庭动态与饮酒状况的关联方面，性别和年龄模型存在显著的通路差异。该研究填补了酒精文献的空白，提出了一个模型，描述了预测低acs人群酒精消费的复杂因素网络。这项研究的结果强调了早期干预对儿童及其家庭延迟或减少青少年饮酒的重要性。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse addresses the treatment of substance abuse in all ages of children. With the growing magnitude of the problem of substance abuse among children and youth, this is an essential forum for the dissemination of descriptive or investigative efforts with this population. The journal serves as a vehicle for communication and dissemination of information to the many practitioners and researchers working with these young people. With this singular mission in mind, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse provides subscribers with one source for obtaining current, useful information regarding state-of-the-art approaches to the strategies and issues in the assessment, prevention, and treatment of adolescent substance abuse.