Developmental patterns of African American and Caucasian adolescents' alcohol use

Kate Flory; Tamara L. Brown; Donald R. Lynam; Joshua D. Miller; Carl Leukefeld; Richard R. Clayton

doi:10.1037/1099-9809.12.4.740

Developmental patterns of African American and Caucasian adolescents' alcohol use

Kate Flory, Tamara L. Brown, Donald R. Lynam, Joshua D. Miller, Carl Leukefeld, Richard R. Clayton

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This study examined the developmental alcohol use trajectories of Caucasian and African American adolescents. Participants were 1,358 adolescents (77.6% Caucasian). Results suggest that not only do patterns of alcohol use differ for Caucasian and African American adolescents, but that there is substantial within group variation as well. Results suggest that using a within-groups developmental approach is one promising way to identify subgroups of adolescents at greatest risk for substance use.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	740-746
Number of pages	7
Journal	Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Volume	12
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/1099-9809.12.4.740
State	Published - Oct 2006

Keywords

Adolescent development
Adolescent substance use
African American
Alcohol drinking patterns
Alcohol use
Caucasian
Developmental trajectory
Ethnic differences

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Social Psychology
Sociology and Political Science

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