Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies
Abstract Purpose To determine the sociodemographic correlates of alcohol expectancies (i.e., beliefs regarding positive or negative effects of alcohol) in a national (U.S.) cohort of early adolescents 10–14 years old. A second aim was to determine associations between alcohol sipping and alcohol exp...
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| author | Jason M. Nagata Gabriel Zamora Natalia Smith Omar M. Sajjad Joan Shim Kyle T. Ganson Alexander Testa Dylan B. Jackson |
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| description | Abstract Purpose To determine the sociodemographic correlates of alcohol expectancies (i.e., beliefs regarding positive or negative effects of alcohol) in a national (U.S.) cohort of early adolescents 10–14 years old. A second aim was to determine associations between alcohol sipping and alcohol expectancies. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (N = 11,868; Year 2). Linear regression analyses were conducted to estimate associations between sociodemographic factors (sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, household income, parental education, parent marital status, religiosity) and positive (e.g., stress reduction) and negative (e.g., loss of motor coordination) alcohol expectancies. Additional linear regression analyses determined associations between alcohol sipping and alcohol expectancies, adjusting for sociodemographic factors. Results Overall, 48.8% of the participants were female and 47.6% racial/ethnic minorities, with a mean age of 12.02 (SD 0.67) years. Older age among the early adolescent sample, male sex, and sexual minority identification were associated with more positive and negative alcohol expectancies. Black and Latino/Hispanic adolescents reported less positive and negative alcohol expectancies compared to White non-Latino/Hispanic adolescents. Having parents with a college education or greater and a household income of $200,000 and greater were associated with higher positive and negative alcohol expectancies. Alcohol sipping was associated with higher positive alcohol expectancies. Conclusions Older age, White non-Latino/Hispanic race, male sex, sexual minority status, higher parental education, and higher household income were associated with higher positive and negative alcohol expectancies. Future research should examine the mechanisms linking these specific sociodemographic factors to alcohol expectancies to inform future prevention and intervention efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59faf7cab4a9446ebae741fd7047c2d52023-12-17T12:32:20ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582023-12-012311810.1186/s12889-023-17434-5Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectanciesJason M. Nagata0Gabriel Zamora1Natalia Smith2Omar M. Sajjad3Joan Shim4Kyle T. Ganson5Alexander Testa6Dylan B. Jackson7Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San FranciscoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San FranciscoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San FranciscoGeisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth CollegeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San FranciscoFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of TorontoDepartment of Management, Policy and Community Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonDepartment of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityAbstract Purpose To determine the sociodemographic correlates of alcohol expectancies (i.e., beliefs regarding positive or negative effects of alcohol) in a national (U.S.) cohort of early adolescents 10–14 years old. A second aim was to determine associations between alcohol sipping and alcohol expectancies. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (N = 11,868; Year 2). Linear regression analyses were conducted to estimate associations between sociodemographic factors (sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, household income, parental education, parent marital status, religiosity) and positive (e.g., stress reduction) and negative (e.g., loss of motor coordination) alcohol expectancies. Additional linear regression analyses determined associations between alcohol sipping and alcohol expectancies, adjusting for sociodemographic factors. Results Overall, 48.8% of the participants were female and 47.6% racial/ethnic minorities, with a mean age of 12.02 (SD 0.67) years. Older age among the early adolescent sample, male sex, and sexual minority identification were associated with more positive and negative alcohol expectancies. Black and Latino/Hispanic adolescents reported less positive and negative alcohol expectancies compared to White non-Latino/Hispanic adolescents. Having parents with a college education or greater and a household income of $200,000 and greater were associated with higher positive and negative alcohol expectancies. Alcohol sipping was associated with higher positive alcohol expectancies. Conclusions Older age, White non-Latino/Hispanic race, male sex, sexual minority status, higher parental education, and higher household income were associated with higher positive and negative alcohol expectancies. Future research should examine the mechanisms linking these specific sociodemographic factors to alcohol expectancies to inform future prevention and intervention efforts.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17434-5AlcoholAdolescentAlcohol expectanciesSubstance useAlcohol sipping |
| spellingShingle | Jason M. Nagata Gabriel Zamora Natalia Smith Omar M. Sajjad Joan Shim Kyle T. Ganson Alexander Testa Dylan B. Jackson Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies BMC Public Health Alcohol Adolescent Alcohol expectancies Substance use Alcohol sipping |
| title | Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies |
| title_full | Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies |
| title_fullStr | Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies |
| title_short | Social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies |
| title_sort | social epidemiology of early adolescent alcohol expectancies |
| topic | Alcohol Adolescent Alcohol expectancies Substance use Alcohol sipping |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17434-5 |
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