The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study

Aims: (1) To classify Australian adolescents according to their alcohol consumption trajectories; and (2) to assess the direct and interactive effects of perceived peer drinking (PPD) and personality on adolescent drinking. Design: Prospective cohort study comprising secondary analysis of six waves...

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Main Authors: Pocuca, N., Hides, L., Quinn, C., White, M., Mewton, L., Newton, N., Slade, T., Chapman, C., Teesson, M., Andrews, G., Allsop, Steve, McBride, Nyanda
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71780
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author Pocuca, N.
Hides, L.
Quinn, C.
White, M.
Mewton, L.
Newton, N.
Slade, T.
Chapman, C.
Teesson, M.
Andrews, G.
Allsop, Steve
McBride, Nyanda
author_facet Pocuca, N.
Hides, L.
Quinn, C.
White, M.
Mewton, L.
Newton, N.
Slade, T.
Chapman, C.
Teesson, M.
Andrews, G.
Allsop, Steve
McBride, Nyanda
author_sort Pocuca, N.
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description Aims: (1) To classify Australian adolescents according to their alcohol consumption trajectories; and (2) to assess the direct and interactive effects of perceived peer drinking (PPD) and personality on adolescent drinking. Design: Prospective cohort study comprising secondary analysis of six waves of prospective data (collected between 2014 and 2016) from the control arm of the Climate Schools Combined Study. Setting: Nineteen schools across three Australian states. Participants: A total of 1492 socio-demographically diverse students (mean age at baseline: 13.47; 68% female; 82% born in Australia). Measurements: Alcohol consumption trajectories were assessed using self-reported sipping of alcohol, full standard drink consumption, binge drinking and quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption. One item assessed PPD and personality was assessed using the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale. Findings: Eight hundred and sixty-four (58%) adolescents consumed alcohol across the study period. Four drinking trajectories were identified: abstaining (n = 513; reference group); onset (n = 361; initiated after baseline); persistent (n = 531; initiated prior to baseline); and decreasing (n = 50; consumed alcohol at baseline but ceased or decreased thereafter). A significant PPD × anxiety sensitivity (AS) interaction affected probability of belonging to the onset (P < 0.001) and persistent (P = 0.003) trajectories. The effect of PPD on probability of belonging to the onset trajectory was only significant when adolescents reported low [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.464–2.646, P < 0.001], but not high AS. The effect of PPD on probability of belonging to the persistent drinking trajectory was stronger at low (95% CI = 2.144–3.283, P < 0.001), compared with high (95% CI = 1.440–2.308, P < 0.001) AS. Conclusions: In Australian adolescents, self-reported drinking onset and persistent drinking appear to be more strongly associated with perceived peer drinking in those with low anxiety sensitivity than those with high anxiety sensitivity.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-717802019-10-14T03:04:24Z The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study Pocuca, N. Hides, L. Quinn, C. White, M. Mewton, L. Newton, N. Slade, T. Chapman, C. Teesson, M. Andrews, G. Allsop, Steve McBride, Nyanda Aims: (1) To classify Australian adolescents according to their alcohol consumption trajectories; and (2) to assess the direct and interactive effects of perceived peer drinking (PPD) and personality on adolescent drinking. Design: Prospective cohort study comprising secondary analysis of six waves of prospective data (collected between 2014 and 2016) from the control arm of the Climate Schools Combined Study. Setting: Nineteen schools across three Australian states. Participants: A total of 1492 socio-demographically diverse students (mean age at baseline: 13.47; 68% female; 82% born in Australia). Measurements: Alcohol consumption trajectories were assessed using self-reported sipping of alcohol, full standard drink consumption, binge drinking and quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption. One item assessed PPD and personality was assessed using the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale. Findings: Eight hundred and sixty-four (58%) adolescents consumed alcohol across the study period. Four drinking trajectories were identified: abstaining (n = 513; reference group); onset (n = 361; initiated after baseline); persistent (n = 531; initiated prior to baseline); and decreasing (n = 50; consumed alcohol at baseline but ceased or decreased thereafter). A significant PPD × anxiety sensitivity (AS) interaction affected probability of belonging to the onset (P < 0.001) and persistent (P = 0.003) trajectories. The effect of PPD on probability of belonging to the onset trajectory was only significant when adolescents reported low [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.464–2.646, P < 0.001], but not high AS. The effect of PPD on probability of belonging to the persistent drinking trajectory was stronger at low (95% CI = 2.144–3.283, P < 0.001), compared with high (95% CI = 1.440–2.308, P < 0.001) AS. Conclusions: In Australian adolescents, self-reported drinking onset and persistent drinking appear to be more strongly associated with perceived peer drinking in those with low anxiety sensitivity than those with high anxiety sensitivity. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71780 10.1111/add.14469 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. fulltext
spellingShingle Pocuca, N.
Hides, L.
Quinn, C.
White, M.
Mewton, L.
Newton, N.
Slade, T.
Chapman, C.
Teesson, M.
Andrews, G.
Allsop, Steve
McBride, Nyanda
The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study
title The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study
title_full The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study
title_fullStr The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study
title_short The interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study
title_sort interactive effects of perceived peer drinking and personality profiles on adolescent drinking: a prospective cohort study
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71780