This research investigates the associations between adolescent alcohol use and parental monitoring practices. Telephone interviews conducted with randomly selected sample of adolescents (ages 14-19) and their parents in Maryland. Parent monitoring behaviors, parents' perceptions of their adolescents' drinking behavior and adolescents' self reports of drinking behaviors will be assessed. Drinking behaviors include underage consumption of alcohol, drinking and driving and riding with a driver who has been drinking.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Intramural Research (Z01)
Project #
1Z01HD002120-02
Application #
2449780
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (PRB)
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Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1996
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United States
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Beck, K H; Shattuck, T; Haynie, D et al. (1999) Associations between parent awareness, monitoring, enforcement and adolescent involvement with alcohol. Health Educ Res 14:765-75