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Binge drinking trajectories from adolescence to young adulthood: the effects of peer social network
Hyeouk Chris Hahm1, Eric Kolaczyk, Jisun Jang
1School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. hahm@bu.edu
Abstract:
This study investigates an association between social network characteristics and binge drinking from adolescence to young adulthood, utilizing National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 7,966) and employing social network and longitudinal analysis. Lower integration and socialization with alcohol-using peers had immediate risks of binge drinking during adolescence; however, over time, the effects of socialization with alcohol-using peers had the most dramatic reduction. The most prestigious adolescents had the highest longitudinal risks of binge drinking, although they had no immediate risk. Alcohol consumption-related interventions overlooking longitudinal dynamics of social networks may not effectively prevent adolescents from binge drinking in young adulthood.
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