The associations between parenting practices and adolescent alcohol use across mid- and late adolescence: A cohort study from Sweden

  • Jonas Raninen Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Martin Stafström Lunds University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Social Medicine and Global Health, Malmö, Sweden.
  • Karina Grigorian Stockholm University, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Maria Granvik Saminathen Stockholm University, Department of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Geir Brunborg Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden; Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Department of Child Health and Development, Oslo, Norway.
  • Sabina Kapetanovic Högskolan Väst, Department of Psychology, Trollhättan, Sweden; Stockholm University, Department of Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.551
Keywords: alcohol, adolescent, survey, parenting, longitudinal

Abstract

Background and aims: The aim of the present study is to examine the associations between parenting practices and adolescent alcohol use in a longitudinal sample of adolescents from Sweden.

Data and methods: A prospective longitudinal sample of 3,999 adolescents in a nationwide study (2017-2019) in Sweden filled out questionnaires. Baseline data (T1) was collected at age 15/16 and a two-year follow-up (T2) was conducted at age 17/18. Alcohol use was measured with AUDIT-C. Parental support and monitoring was measured at both time points with two questions for each dimension. Cross-sectional and prospective associations are examined using linear regressions.

Findings: A significant negative association was found for both support and monitoring at both time-points in the crude models. Only monitoring remained significant in the adjusted models. Monitoring at T1 had a significant negative association with alcohol use at T2. Increases in both parenting practices between T1 and T2 was significantly associated with lower alcohol use at T2.

Conclusions: Parenting factors during adolescence are closely associated with adolescent drinking. These findings underscore the importance of ongoing parental engagement, particularly in terms of parental monitoring, throughout mid- and late adolescence to prevent drinking.

Published
2025-05-18
How to Cite
Raninen, J., Stafström, M., Grigorian, K., Granvik Saminathen, M., Brunborg, G., & Kapetanovic, S. (2025). The associations between parenting practices and adolescent alcohol use across mid- and late adolescence: A cohort study from Sweden. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 13(1), 21–27. https://doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.551
Issue
Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)
Section
KBS Conference 2024 Papers

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