The University of Washington's Social Development Research Group recently released a Research Brief: Adult-Supervised Drinking with Young Teens May Lead to More Unsupervised Alcohol Use and Harmful Consequences. The key findings discussed in the brief include:
-- By 9th grade, teens who drank occasionally with an adult present were more likely to drink without adult supervision.
-- Teens who drank under adult supervision in 8th grade reported experiencing more harmful consequences of alcohol use, such as not being able to stop drinking, getting into fights, or having blackouts in 9th grade.
This study suggests that parents take a "zero tolerance" stance when it comes to underage drinking.
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More research on teen alcohol use, zero tolerance, and the role of parents
Here are a few excerpts from a May 31, 2010 story on NPR:
"As teenagers mature into their senior year of high school, many parents begin to feel more comfortable about letting them drink alcohol. But new research from brain scientists and parenting experts suggests loosening the reins on drinking may not be a good idea in the long run. And, researchers say, parents' approach to addressing teen drinking does influence teen behavior."
Does zero tolerance work?
"Parents who disapproved completely of underage alcohol use tended to have students who engaged in less drinking, less binge drinking, once in college . . . "
Does the "European drinking model" work?
"A lot of parents have the idea . . . that if I let my child drink at home with friends, then at least I can control it somehow. I can buy the alcohol myself. Then I am in control."
"Unfortunately . . . the European drinking model isn't working . . . 'The more teenagers drink at home, the more they will drink at other places, and the higher the risk for problematic alcohol use . . .'"
"As teenagers mature into their senior year of high school, many parents begin to feel more comfortable about letting them drink alcohol. But new research from brain scientists and parenting experts suggests loosening the reins on drinking may not be a good idea in the long run. And, researchers say, parents' approach to addressing teen drinking does influence teen behavior."
Does zero tolerance work?
"Parents who disapproved completely of underage alcohol use tended to have students who engaged in less drinking, less binge drinking, once in college . . . "
Does the "European drinking model" work?
"A lot of parents have the idea . . . that if I let my child drink at home with friends, then at least I can control it somehow. I can buy the alcohol myself. Then I am in control."
"Unfortunately . . . the European drinking model isn't working . . . 'The more teenagers drink at home, the more they will drink at other places, and the higher the risk for problematic alcohol use . . .'"
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