What is it about?
The way parents talk about and model their reasons for drinking may influence their adolescent's drinking. We found support for this hypothesis in youth without ADHD. Youth with ADHD may have unique paths to drinking that are less influenced by their perceptions of their parents' drinking motives.
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Why is it important?
This study demonstrated potential utility in assessing and addressing adolescent perceptions of parent drinking motives as these perceptions were associated with later adolescent alcohol use. However, perceptions of parent drinking motives were only relevant in adolescent alcohol use among youth without ADHD, suggesting further study is warranted among these vulnerable youth.
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I have often wondered about the impact of parents saying things like, "It's been a long day, I need a drink." There is generally little guidance available about how parents should be communicating about their own alcohol use. I enjoyed working with an incredible team of co-authors to explore these questions. I hope that this study encourages other researchers to include measures of adolescent perceptions of parent drinking, and that it encourages clinicians and parents to thoughtfully consider how parents communicate their own drinking motives.
Samantha Margherio
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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This page is a summary of: The role of perceived parent drinking motives on alcohol use among adolescents with and without childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder., Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, February 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/adb0000991.
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