Early adolescence is the key developmental period for the initiation of alcohol use that
progresses on to regular use and problem drinking in midadolescence, later adolescence …

For many people, experience with drinking alcohol begins in adolescence. Yet for some
youth, such early experimentation can spiral into problematic drinking patterns. Research …

This chapter takes a normative developmental perspective on the etiology of alcohol use,
focusing on the initiation and course of alcohol use (rather than alcohol use disorders) …

Objective: This longitudinal study investigated Grade-7 and Grade-10 risk factors for alcohol
misuse at Grade 12. Alcohol misuse was conceptualized as problem-related drinking (eg …

Little information is available on alcohol use in children up to age 10, although rates appear
to be low. This age-group is not without risk, however. In fact, numerous nonspecific and …

Abstract Aims: Data from the 1970 British Cohort Study were used to examine the effects of
alcohol expectancies, norms, and openness of communication with parents on typologies of …

Late adolescence (ie, 16–20 years of age) is a period characterized by escalation of
drinking and alcohol use problems for many and by the onset of an alcohol use disorder for …

Longitudinal research studies focused on alcohol use initiation in adolescence were
reviewed to determine which variables function as antecedent predictors or risk factors. Only …

Adolescence is a time of heightened risk for relatively intensive alcohol and other drug use
behaviors. However, heavy use is often “adolescence‐limited,” giving way to moderation or …

OBJECTIVES: Adolescents often display heterogenous trajectories of alcohol use. Initiation
and escalation of drinking may be important predictors of later harms, including alcohol use …