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      Perceived parental approval of drinking and its impact on problem drinking behaviors among first-year college students.

      Journal of American college health : J of ACH
      Adolescent, Adult, Alcoholism, Attitude, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Students, psychology, United States, Universities

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          There is a paucity of research investigating the impact that parents may have on college drinking. In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between students' perceptions of parent approval of drinking and problem drinking occurrence. They conducted a Web-based survey of 265 first-year students living on campus during their second semester. The authors used logistic regression to examine the relationship between students' perceptions of their mothers' and fathers' attitudes toward their drinking, their mothers' and fathers' drinking habits, and problem drinking since they had begun college. Sixty-nine percent of respondents reported experiencing at least 1 drinking problem. Over one third of students perceived that their parents would approve of them drinking occasionally. Students perceiving more parental approval for their drinking were more likely to report at least 1 drinking problem. Student perceptions of parental approval of drinking warrant further investigation as a potentially mutable correlate of problem drinking.

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          16450849
          10.3200/JACH.54.4.238-244

          Chemistry
          Adolescent,Adult,Alcoholism,Attitude,Data Collection,Female,Humans,Male,Parent-Child Relations,Students,psychology,United States,Universities

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