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Title: On The Discriminative Validity of a Family History of Problem Drinking Index With a National Sample of Young Adults
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Windle, Michael T. |
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On The Discriminative Validity of a Family History of Problem Drinking Index With a National Sample of Young Adults Journal of Studies on Alcohol 57,4 (July 1996): 378-386. Also: http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/On_the_Discriminative_Validity_of_a_Family_History_of_Problem_Drinking_Inde/335.html Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University Keyword(s): Addiction; Alcohol Use; Behavioral Problems; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Drug Use; Family History; Psychological Effects; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Data on 9,000+ Ss ages 23-30 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth archives were used to test hypotheses relevant to the discriminative validity of a trichotomous family history of problem drinking index utilizing early onset substance use, adolescent antisocial behavior, & lifetime alcohol & illicit drug use as criterion variables. Support for discriminate validity was indicated: the high density familial risk group differed from moderate & low risk groups showing an earlier onset of marijuana use, higher levels of adolescent antisocial behaviors, & higher levels of lifetime marijuana & cocaine use. High & moderate risk groups differed from the low risk group with regard to alcohol use & alcohol disordered problems; however, except for younger females, the high risk group did not differ significantly from the moderate risk group. Hypotheses regarding lower levels of verbal intelligence & academic attainment & higher school dropout rate among the high risk group were not supported. Results support the usefulness of a multigenerational approach & attest to the greater sensitivity of the trichotomous family history of problem drinking over standard dichotomous measures. 4 Tables, 39 References. Adapted from the source document.(Copyright 1997, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Windle, Michael T. "On The Discriminative Validity of a Family History of Problem Drinking Index With a National Sample of Young Adults." Journal of Studies on Alcohol 57,4 (July 1996): 378-386.
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