Age of Alcohol Initiation and Progression to Binge Drinking in Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study

Aiken, A; Clare, PJ; Wadolowski, M; Hutchinson, D; Najman, JM; Slade, T; Bruno, R; McBride, N; Kypri, K; Mattick, RP

Age of Alcohol Initiation and Progression to Binge Drinking in Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study

Aiken, A Clare, PJ Wadolowski, M

Hutchinson, D Najman, JM Slade, T Bruno, R McBride, N Kypri, K Mattick, RP

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Citation:: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2018, 42 (1), pp. 100 - 110
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Aiken, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Clare, PJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wadolowski, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2489-7644	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hutchinson, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Najman, JM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Slade, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bruno, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McBride, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kypri, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mattick, RP	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-10-09	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2018, 42 (1), pp. 100 - 110	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0145-6008	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/131058
dc.description.abstract	Copyright © 2017 by the Research Society on Alcoholism Background: Early alcohol initiation is common and has been associated with the development of alcohol problems. Yet, past research on the association of age of initiation with later problem drinking has produced inconsistent findings. Using prospective data from the Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study cohort, this study examined age of alcohol initiation, and of first drunkenness, and associations with subsequent drinking in adolescence. Methods: A total of 1,673 parent–child dyads recruited through Australian secondary schools completed annual surveys for 5 years (grades 7 to 11). Limiting the sample to those adolescents who had initiated alcohol use by age 17 (n = 839), multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine associations between (i) age of initiation to alcohol use (consuming at least 1 full serve) and (ii) age of first drunkenness, and 2 outcomes: (i) binge drinking (consuming >4 standard drinks on a single occasion), and (ii) the total number of alcoholic drinks consumed in the past year, adjusted for a range of potential child, parent, family, and peer covariates. Results: Fifty percent of adolescents reported alcohol use and 36% reported bingeing at wave 5 (mean age 16.9 years), and the mean age of initiation to alcohol use for drinkers was 15.1 years. Age of initiation was significantly associated with binge drinking and total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted and adjusted models. Age of first drunkenness was associated with total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted models but not adjusted models and was not associated with subsequent bingeing. Conclusions: Initiating alcohol use earlier in adolescence is associated with an increased risk of binge drinking and higher quantity of consumption in late secondary school, supporting an argument for delaying alcohol initiation for as long as possible to reduce the risk for problematic use in later adolescence and the alcohol-related harms that may accompany this use.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/acer.13525	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Substance Abuse	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Disease Progression	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cohort Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Binge Drinking	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Underage Drinking	en_US
dc.title	Age of Alcohol Initiation and Progression to Binge Drinking in Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	42	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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Abstract:

Copyright © 2017 by the Research Society on Alcoholism Background: Early alcohol initiation is common and has been associated with the development of alcohol problems. Yet, past research on the association of age of initiation with later problem drinking has produced inconsistent findings. Using prospective data from the Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study cohort, this study examined age of alcohol initiation, and of first drunkenness, and associations with subsequent drinking in adolescence. Methods: A total of 1,673 parent–child dyads recruited through Australian secondary schools completed annual surveys for 5 years (grades 7 to 11). Limiting the sample to those adolescents who had initiated alcohol use by age 17 (n = 839), multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine associations between (i) age of initiation to alcohol use (consuming at least 1 full serve) and (ii) age of first drunkenness, and 2 outcomes: (i) binge drinking (consuming >4 standard drinks on a single occasion), and (ii) the total number of alcoholic drinks consumed in the past year, adjusted for a range of potential child, parent, family, and peer covariates. Results: Fifty percent of adolescents reported alcohol use and 36% reported bingeing at wave 5 (mean age 16.9 years), and the mean age of initiation to alcohol use for drinkers was 15.1 years. Age of initiation was significantly associated with binge drinking and total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted and adjusted models. Age of first drunkenness was associated with total quantity of alcohol consumed in unadjusted models but not adjusted models and was not associated with subsequent bingeing. Conclusions: Initiating alcohol use earlier in adolescence is associated with an increased risk of binge drinking and higher quantity of consumption in late secondary school, supporting an argument for delaying alcohol initiation for as long as possible to reduce the risk for problematic use in later adolescence and the alcohol-related harms that may accompany this use.

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