dc.contributor.author | Pedersen, Willy | |
dc.contributor.author | von Soest, Tilmann | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-23T09:41:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-23T09:41:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-01-03 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0735-0414 | |
dc.identifier.other | FRIDAID 1180642 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/3491 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aims: Several studies suggest a rapid decrease of alcohol use among adolescents after the turn of the century. With decreasing prevalence rates of smokers, a so-called hardening may have taken place, implying that remaining smokers are characterized by more psychosocial problems. Are similar processes witnessed among remaining adolescent alcohol users as well? Methods: In 1992, 2002 and 2010 we used identical procedures to collect data from three population-based samples of 16- and 17-year-old Norwegians (n = 9207). We collected data on alcohol consumption, binge drinking, parental factors, use of other substances, conduct problems, depressive symptoms, social integration, sexual behaviour and loneliness. Results: There was a steep increase in all measures of alcohol consumption from 1992 to 2002, followed by a similar decline until 2010. Most correlates remained stable over the time span. Conclusion: Alcohol use was consistently related to psychosocial problems; on the other hand, alcohol users reported higher levels of social acceptance and social integration than did non-users. There were no signs of ‘hardening’ as seen for tobacco use. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Norges forskningsråd 240129 | |
dc.language.iso | en | language |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press | language |
dc.rights | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Alcohol and Alcoholism following peer review. The version of record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu091 | language |
dc.subject | Adolescence | |
dc.subject | Alcohol use | |
dc.subject | Binge drinking | |
dc.title | Adolescent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking: An 18-year Trend Study of Prevalence and Correlates | language |
dc.type | Journal article | language |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.description.version | acceptedVersion | language |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agu091 | |