Human Development & Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Human Development & Family Studies, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
J Adolesc Health. 2021 Apr;68(4):816-818. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.01.010. Epub 2021 Feb 10.
COVID-19 stay-at-home orders during Spring 2020 dramatically changed daily life and created significant challenges for families. We document levels and predictors of U.S. parents who newly allowed adolescents to drink alcohol at home during the shutdown.
Participants in an ongoing longitudinal study were two adolescent siblings (N = 911, M = 14.43, SD = 1.54 years) and one parent (N = 456; 85% mothers) who provided self-report data before the pandemic (T1) and during the shutdown.
No parents permitted adolescent drinking with family at T1; nearly one in six allowed it during the shutdown. In full models, adolescents who previously drank (without permission) and had light or heavy drinking parents were more likely to be newly permitted to drink.
Parents' alcohol permissibility within family contexts changed during the pandemic and was shaped by both parent and adolescent drinking. Well-child visits should continue adolescent alcohol screening and parent support during and after the pandemic.
2020 年春季的 COVID-19 居家令极大地改变了人们的日常生活,给家庭带来了巨大的挑战。我们记录了美国父母在封锁期间新允许青少年在家中饮酒的比例和预测因素。
一项正在进行的纵向研究的参与者是两个青少年兄弟姐妹(N=911,M=14.43,SD=1.54 岁)和一位家长(N=456;85%为母亲),他们在大流行前(T1)和封锁期间提供了自我报告数据。
没有父母在 T1 时允许青少年在家庭中饮酒;近六分之一的父母在封锁期间允许这样做。在全模型中,以前曾未经允许饮酒且父母饮酒较轻或较重的青少年更有可能被新允许饮酒。
疫情期间,父母在家庭环境中的酒精允许度发生了变化,这受到父母和青少年饮酒的影响。在大流行期间和之后,应该继续对青少年进行酒精筛查,并为父母提供支持。