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Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 213-219, 2004
Alcohol & Alcoholism Vol. 39, No. 3 © Medical Council on Alcohol 2004; all rights reserved

DO ALCOHOL EXPECTANCIES AND PEER DELINQUENCY/SUBSTANCE USE MEDIATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IMPULSIVITY AND DRINKING BEHAVIOUR IN ADOLESCENCE?

Sven Barnow1,*, Gabriele Schultz2, Michael Lucht1, Ines Ulrich1, Ulrich-W. Preuss2 and Harald-J. Freyberger1

1 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University and 2 Johanna-Odebrecht-Stiftung, Greifswald, Germany

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed at: Department of Psychiatry, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Rostocker Chaussee 70, D-18437 Stralsund, Germany. Tel.: +49 3831 452107; Fax: +49 3831 452105; E-mail: barnow{at}uni-greifswald.de

(Received 5 April 2003; first review notified 18 October 2003; in revised form 30 November 2003; accepted 22 January 2004)

Aims: To investigate (1) whether aggressive and delinquent behaviour problems predict subsequent adolescent drinking behaviour; and (2) to what extent this association is mediated by alcohol expectancies and/or peer delinquency/substance use. Methods: 147 adolescents (approximately 15 years old) were interviewed with regard to their drinking behaviour. In addition, several self-rating questionnaires were given to gather information regarding the peers of these children. Results: As proposed by the Acquired Preparedness Model (APM), we found that behavioural problems were related to quantity and frequency of alcohol consumed, and that this relationship was mediated by alcohol expectancies. Regarding peer relations, we found positive correlations between drinking behaviour and peer delinquency/substance use, aggression/delinquency and alcohol expectancies. Furthermore, the association between behavioural problems and drinking decreased dramatically if peer delinquency/substance use was accounted for. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that both alcohol expectancies and peer delinquency/substance use predicted alcohol consumption of adolescents at the 1-year follow-up above and beyond the effects of age, sex, family history of alcoholism and aggression/delinquency of respondents. Conclusions: Alcohol expectancies and peer delinquency/substance use are both crucial to the amount and frequency of adolescent alcohol use. They should be considered in designing prevention and intervention strategies in this age group.


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