Interplay Between Sensation Seeking and Parental Rules in the Emergence of Heavy Episodic Drinking

Percy, A ORCID: 0000-0003-4156-1536, McKay, MT and Cole, JC ORCID: 0000-0003-3515-0183 (2019) Interplay Between Sensation Seeking and Parental Rules in the Emergence of Heavy Episodic Drinking Journal of Research on Adolescence, 29 (4). pp. 814-821. ISSN 1050-8392, 1532-7795

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Abstract

This study examined the parallel mediational processes between sensation seeking and parental rules on alcohol, in the emergence of heavy episodic drinking (HED) in adolescents. Data were drawn from a U.K. clustered randomized control trial (control arm only, N ≈ 6,300, M<inf>age</inf> at baseline = 12.5). Using parallel process latent growth curve analysis, stricter parental rules at baseline were found to be associated with greater declines in sensation seeking over time and a lower risk of HED at follow-up (+33 months). Higher initial levels of sensation seeking predicted a faster relaxation of parental rules and a greater risk of HED. By maintaining strict rules about alcohol, parents may promote a positive reduction in sensation seeking and a lower risk of HED.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Alcoholic Intoxication, Cluster Analysis, Risk Factors, Adolescent Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Parents, Models, Psychological, Adolescent, Female, Male, Underage Drinking, United Kingdom
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2020 15:44
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2026 00:46
DOI:	10.1111/jora.12435
Open Access URL:	https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/159654603/Per...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3073995
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