Alcohol consumption during adolescence is widespread, although there is considerable
variation in patterns of use. The aim of this study was to identify patterns of coping-motivated …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to test the structure and endorsement of drinking
motives and their links to alcohol use among 11-to 19-year-olds from 13 European …

Backgrounds: Parental drinking, harsh parental discipline and adolescent antisocial
behaviour have been independently implicated in adolescent alcohol use. Robust …

Objective: Alcohol use and internalizing problems are often positively associated during
adolescence and adulthood. However, the basis of this relationship remains poorly …

Motives to drink alcohol are widely thought to be the proximal cognitive factors involved in
the decision to consume alcohol beverages. However it has also been argued that the ability …

Background and aims Models of alcohol use risk suggest that drinking motives represent the
most proximal risk factors on which more distal factors converge. However, little is known …

Prevention programs in adolescence are particularly effective if they target homogeneous
risk groups of adolescents who share a combination of particular needs and problems. The …

Abstract Introduction and Aim. This study, which builds on previous research demonstrating
that drinking motives are associated with adverse consequences, investigates the …

Aims: Previous studies have shown a close association between drinking motives and
drinking behaviour among adolescents. However, there is a lack of evidence from the Nordic …

Aims Longitudinal full cross‐lagged models are essential to test causal relationships. This
study used such a model to test the predictive value of internal (enhancement and coping) …