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Lars Sjödin1, Michael Livingston2,3, Patrik Karlsson4
1Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
High general and institutional trust correlate with lower adolescent alcohol use. Parents and schools can help prevent drinking in low-trust youth.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Social Psychology
- Substance Use Research
Background:
- Trust is linked to health, but its relationship with adolescent alcohol use is unclear.
- Previous studies show mixed findings regarding trust and alcohol consumption in young people.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine associations between general/institutional trust and adolescent alcohol use.
- Investigate interactions between trust dimensions and alcohol consumption.
- Determine if sex, parenting, health, school satisfaction, or economic disadvantage moderate these associations.
Main Methods:
- Nationwide sample of 5549 Swedish adolescents (aged 15-16).
- Questionnaire assessing general and institutional trust, and alcohol use.
- Logistic regressions and moderation analyses were employed.
Main Results:
- Both general and institutional trust were significantly associated with drinking.
- High levels of both trust dimensions correlated with the lowest probability of drinking.
- Low institutional trust showed a stronger association with drinking than low general trust.
- School satisfaction moderated the general trust-drinking link; parental support/control moderated the institutional trust-drinking link.
Conclusions:
- Higher trust is linked to reduced past-year drinking in adolescents.
- Parental and school interventions can target low-trusting youth to prevent alcohol use.
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