Physical, Social, and Perceived Availabilities of Alcohol and Last Month Alcohol Use in Rural and Small Urban Communities

Autor/inn/en	Stanley, Linda R.; Henry, Kimberly L.; Swaim, Randall C.
Titel	Physical, Social, and Perceived Availabilities of Alcohol and Last Month Alcohol Use in Rural and Small Urban Communities
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (2011) 9, S.1203-1214 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-010-9556-z
Schlagwörter	Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; Rural Areas; Grade 12; Urban Areas; Adolescents; Secondary School Students; Mexican Americans; Hispanic American Students; African American Students; Correlation; Social Influences; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Urban area; Stadtregion; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sekundarschüler; Hispanoamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Korrelation; Sozialer Einfluss; Prädiktor
Abstract	This study seeks to provide a greater understanding of the factors that determine the perceived availability of alcohol and its role in predicting adolescents' alcohol use. Participants were 151,703 7th-12th grade students (50% female) from a sample of 219 rural communities across the United States, with oversampling for predominantly Mexican-American and African-American communities. Multilevel analysis was used to estimate the perceived availability of alcohol as a function of physical and social availability measures and individual and community-level control variables. Physical availability was measured as the number of alcohol outlets in the community and whether beer and wine were sold in non-liquor stores. Social availability measured the availability of alcohol from social or family groups. Last month alcohol use was then estimated as a function of physical, social and perceived availabilities and control variables. Physical availability had little relationship to perceived availability or recent alcohol use while social availability was a strong predictor of both. Perceived availabilities at the individual and community levels were significant in predicting last month alcohol use. The findings suggest that altering both perceived and actual availability of alcohol can potentially have strong effects on the levels of adolescent alcohol use. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10