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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
卷 17, 期 -, 页码 S30-S38出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.242
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adolescent drinking; disinhibitory psychopathology; adolescent problem behavior; cross-cultural alcohol research
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- NIAAA NIH HHS [AA09367, R01 AA009367-16, R01 AA009367, R37 AA009367] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDA NIH HHS [DA05147, R01 DA005147, R01 DA005147-20] Funding Source: Medline
Although early use of alcohol during adolescence has been consistently associated with increased risk of alcoholism in adulthood, the specific mechanisms that underlie this association remain unclear. We describe a program of epidemiological twin-family research that shows that early use of alcohol is best conceptualized as an indicator of a more general propensity to engage in adolescent problem behavior. Adolescent problem behavior, in turn, is a risk factor for a broad range of adult externalizing disorders, of which alcoholism is but one manifestation. These findings are shown to be consistent with a dual-process model whereby early adolescent problem behavior is associated with increased risk of adult psychopathology because both are indicators of a common inherited liability and because early adolescent problem behavior increases the likelihood an adolescent is exposed to high-risk environments. We conclude with a discussion of the importance of cross-cultural research, which may be especially informative for identifying the consequences of early adolescent drinking. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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