Pe. Cumsille et al., Perceived exposure to peer and adult drinking as predictors of growth in positive alcohol expectancies during adolescence, J CONS CLIN, 68(3), 2000, pp. 531-536
This study investigated the effects of change in exposure to peer and adult
drinking on changes in positive alcohol expectancies during adolescence. C
ovariance and mean structure analysis were used to model change in the pred
ictors and in alcohol expectancies in a sample of southern California schoo
lchildren followed from Grades 5 to 10 (N = 3,580). The sample was gender b
alanced and was predominantly White (51%) and Hispanic (28%). Exposure to p
eer drinking and rate of change in exposure to peer and adult drinking were
found to predict the rate of change in alcohol expectancies. These effects
were particularly strong between Grades 5 and 7, suggesting the need for e
arly intervention aimed to prevent the increase in positive alcohol expecta
ncies.