Relationship between Multiple Forms of Maltreatment by a Parent or Guardian and Adolescent Alcohol Use

Am J Addict. 2009 May-Jun;18(3):226-34. doi: 10.1080/10550490902786959.

Abstract

This study examined the effect of the co-occurrence of multiple categories of maltreatment on adolescent alcohol use. Data were from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health which used a nationally representative sample of adolescents (n = 14,078). Among those reporting any maltreatment, over one-third had experienced more than one type of maltreatment. Logistic regression models found that all types or combinations of types of maltreatment except physical-abuse-only were strongly associated with adolescent alcohol use, controlling for age, gender, race, and parental alcoholism. These results add to accumulating evidence that child maltreatment has a deleterious impact on adolescent alcohol use.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior*
  • Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology
  • Alcohol Drinking / psychology*
  • Child
  • Child Abuse / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Legal Guardians*
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Parent-Child Relations*
  • Risk Factors
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult