| Abstract: | Tested the salience of documented risk and protective factors in contributing to intra-individual changes in alcohol use behaviors and negative consequences of use during adolescence within an interactionist and process-oriented perspective. 870 Ss from a longitudinal study of normal adolescent development completed self-report questionnaires. Ss were 12 or 15 yrs old at the 1st test and were retested twice at 3-yr intervals (92% longitudinal retest rate). Person–environment constellations comprising high impulsivity, disinhibition, and deviant peer group associations, and to a lesser extent, low parental control, most strongly influenced high-risk developmental trajectories of use intensity and problems. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
