Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, 912 bld 133, Birmingham, AL 35294-1200, USA.
Addict Behav. 2009 Sep;34(9):779-81. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.04.004. Epub 2009 Apr 17.
Early alcohol use initiation has been linked with exposure to community violence, but the direction of these associations and the roles of witnessing violence vs. victimization are not clear. This study used a cross-lagged structural equation model to examine the prospective relationships between alcohol use initiation and witnessing community violence and victimization in early adolescence. A sample of 603 boys and girls provided two waves of data 16 months apart. After controlling for continuity in alcohol use and violence exposure, early initiation of alcohol use predicted later victimization in the community. Witnessing community violence increased and victimization decreased the risk of subsequent alcohol use. Prevention programs targeting early alcohol initiation may result in decreased victimization, while interventions addressing constructive ways of coping with witnessing community violence may also reduce early adolescents' alcohol use.
早期饮酒开始与接触社区暴力有关,但这些关联的方向以及目睹暴力与受害的作用尚不清楚。本研究使用交叉滞后结构方程模型来检验青少年早期饮酒开始与目睹社区暴力和受害之间的前瞻性关系。一个由 603 名男孩和女孩组成的样本在 16 个月的时间里提供了两波数据。在控制了酒精使用和暴力暴露的连续性后,早期饮酒开始预示着后来的社区受害。目睹社区暴力会增加,而受害会降低随后饮酒的风险。针对早期饮酒开始的预防计划可能会减少受害,而解决应对目睹社区暴力的建设性方法的干预措施也可能会减少青少年早期的饮酒。