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Heavy episodic drinking (HED) has been associated with increased risk for short and longterm injury and harms, such as violence and delinquent behaviour; however, the temporal relationship between the two remains unclear, particularly on transition to young adulthood. This study investigates transactional pathways between HED and delinquent behaviour from adolescence to emerging adulthood.

Data were drawn from the Australian Temperament Project; a populationbased longitudinal study that has followed the health and development of participants (and parents) across 30 years from birth in 1982. The analytic sample was 1650 participants and included five measurement waves spanning adolescence (3 waves: 13–18 years) and young adulthood (2 waves; 19–24 years).

There was strong continuity across waves of both HED and delinquency, as well as acrosstime …