Effects of perceived parenting during adolescence on college alcohol use

Abstract

Extensive research has been conducted examining the relationship between parenting practices and alcohol use in adolescents. However, there is little understanding about the long-standing effects of parenting on a child's alcohol use following matriculation into college. Minimal research has also been conducted examining the influences of parenting style and parental monitoring on alcohol expectancies, an underlying mechanism of alcohol use. This study examined the relationship between alcohol expectancies, alcohol use and related negative consequences, and perceived parenting using a computer-based survey with first-year undergraduate students. Linear and multiple regression analyses indicated that parental authority style was predictive of alcohol use for same-sex parent-child relationships. However, parental authority style was not predictive of alcohol expectancies or alcohol-related negative consequences. Parental monitoring was not predictive of alcohol expectancies, alcohol use, or related negative consequences. Implications and directions for further research are discussed.

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Thesis Completion

2010

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Dunn, Michael

Degree

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

College

College of Sciences

Degree Program

Psychology

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences;Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0022617

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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