Positive alcohol expectancies partially mediate the relation between delinquent behavior and alcohol use: generalizability across age, sex, and race in a cohort of 85,000 Iowa schoolchildren.

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  • Author(s): Meier MH;Meier MH; Slutske WS; Arndt S; Cadoret RJ
  • Source:
    Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors [Psychol Addict Behav] 2007 Mar; Vol. 21 (1), pp. 25-34.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8802734 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0893-164X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0893164X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Addict Behav Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association
      Original Publication: Indianapolis, Ind. : The Society, [1987-
    • Subject Terms:
      Adolescent Behavior* ; Intention* ; Juvenile Delinquency*; Black or African American/*psychology ; Alcohol Drinking/*psychology ; White People/*psychology; Adolescent ; Age Factors ; Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology ; Alcohol Drinking/ethnology ; Cohort Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Iowa/epidemiology ; Iowa/ethnology ; Male ; Motivation ; Sex Factors ; Students
    • Abstract:
      The extent to which positive alcohol expectancies mediated the association between delinquency and alcohol use, as well as whether age, sex, or race moderated this mediational relation, was examined in a population-based sample of Iowa schoolchildren (N = 85,301) from the 6th, 8th, and 11th grades. Positive alcohol expectancies were found to partially mediate the association between delinquency and alcohol use (alcohol use initiation, past-month drinking, and past-month binge drinking) across the full sample and in each age, sex, and racial subgroup. Evidence for moderated mediation was found for age and race but not for sex, which suggests that the magnitude of the relations among delinquency, positive alcohol expectancies, and alcohol involvement is different in younger versus older children and White, African American, Native American, Asian, and Hispanic youths but is similar in boys versus girls.
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    • Grant Information:
      AA00264 United States AA NIAAA NIH HHS; AA13526 United States AA NIAAA NIH HHS
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20070328 Date Completed: 20070514 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1037/0893-164X.21.1.25
    • Accession Number:
      17385952