Parenting style, distress, and problematic alcohol use in Bhutan
Background Bhutan is a small landlocked country located between India and China that is largely rural and Buddhist. As the nation develops and adopts more Western practices, the nature of the relationship between its young people and alcohol is developing as well. Objectives The present study examin...
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| author | Sonam Penjor Einar B. Thorsteinsson Ian Price Natasha M. Loi |
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| description | Background Bhutan is a small landlocked country located between India and China that is largely rural and Buddhist. As the nation develops and adopts more Western practices, the nature of the relationship between its young people and alcohol is developing as well. Objectives The present study examines how problematic alcohol use relates to parenting styles and distress in a sample of predominantly tertiary students. Methods For this study, 245 young adults completed self-report measures of parenting style, distress, and alcohol-related problems. Results Strong correlations were found indicating that more dysfunctional parenting styles were associated with greater distress and problematic alcohol use. Further analyses to evaluate the relationship between parenting styles and alcohol use found no role for moderation but a significant mediation which indicated that more dysfunctional parenting styles were associated with greater distress which in turn was associated with greater problematic alcohol use. Conclusions These findings replicate those found in Western countries and imply that the same vulnerabilities to problematic alcohol use are also present in Bhutan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da31ac86791a4bc1a58e486b428358412022-12-21T20:16:41ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082019-01-016110.1080/23311908.2019.15795031579503Parenting style, distress, and problematic alcohol use in BhutanSonam Penjor0Einar B. Thorsteinsson1Ian Price2Natasha M. Loi3University of New EnglandUniversity of New EnglandUniversity of New EnglandUniversity of New EnglandBackground Bhutan is a small landlocked country located between India and China that is largely rural and Buddhist. As the nation develops and adopts more Western practices, the nature of the relationship between its young people and alcohol is developing as well. Objectives The present study examines how problematic alcohol use relates to parenting styles and distress in a sample of predominantly tertiary students. Methods For this study, 245 young adults completed self-report measures of parenting style, distress, and alcohol-related problems. Results Strong correlations were found indicating that more dysfunctional parenting styles were associated with greater distress and problematic alcohol use. Further analyses to evaluate the relationship between parenting styles and alcohol use found no role for moderation but a significant mediation which indicated that more dysfunctional parenting styles were associated with greater distress which in turn was associated with greater problematic alcohol use. Conclusions These findings replicate those found in Western countries and imply that the same vulnerabilities to problematic alcohol use are also present in Bhutan.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1579503bhutandistressparenting styleproblematic alcohol usetertiary students |
| spellingShingle | Sonam Penjor Einar B. Thorsteinsson Ian Price Natasha M. Loi Parenting style, distress, and problematic alcohol use in Bhutan Cogent Psychology bhutan distress parenting style problematic alcohol use tertiary students |
| title | Parenting style, distress, and problematic alcohol use in Bhutan |
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| title_short | Parenting style, distress, and problematic alcohol use in Bhutan |
| title_sort | parenting style distress and problematic alcohol use in bhutan |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1579503 |
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