<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjcapp-2014-018_s_001"><h3>Background and Objective:</h3><p>Binge drinking is a relatively common behavior among adolescents in Denmark. The aim of this study is to assess whether peer alcohol drinking, mothersâ€™ and fathersâ€™ attitudes toward alcohol drinking, and the adolescentsâ€™ own financial situations (e.g., the presence of pocket money) predict binge drinking among adolescents in Denmark.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjcapp-2014-018_s_002"><h3>Methods:</h3><p>This study is based on the Danish data from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, which took place in 2011. This cross-sectional survey obtained data from 2765 adolescents who were in grade 9 in Denmark at that time. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between the outcome variable of binge drinking and the exposure variables of alcohol-drinking peers, pocket money, and motherâ€™s/fatherâ€™s approval of intoxication.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjcapp-2014-018_s_003"><h3>Results:</h3><p>The risk of binge drinking increased with the number of alcohol-drinking peers (trend test, <italic toggle="yes">p</italic> ` .0001) and with the amount of pocket money spent (trend test, <italic toggle="yes">p</italic> ` .0001. The association between the motherâ€™s approval of intoxication and binge drinking is complex. Boys had a higher risk of binge drinking (odds ratio, 2.2 [1.1-4.3]) if their mothers approved of their intoxication with alcohol; however, this association was not seen among girls (odds ratio, 1.0 [0.5-2.0]). There was no significant association between the fatherâ€™s approval of intoxication and binge drinking.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjcapp-2014-018_s_004"><h3>Conclusion:</h3><p>The proportion of alcohol-drinking peers and the amount of pocket money spent appear to be determinants of adolescent binge drinking. The motherâ€™s approval of intoxication appears to be a determinant for binge drinking among boys but not among girls. The fatherâ€™s approval of intoxication does not appear to be a determinant of binge drinking.</p></sec></abstract>

Background and Objective:Binge drinking is a relatively common behavior among adolescents in Denmark. The aim of this study is to assess whether peer alcohol drinking, mothersâ€™ and fathersâ€™ attitudes toward alcohol drinking, and the adolescentsâ€™ own financial situations (e.g., the presence of pocket money) predict binge drinking among adolescents in Denmark.Methods:This study is based on the Danish data from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, which took place in 2011. This cross-sectional survey obtained data from 2765 adolescents who were in grade 9 in Denmark at that time. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between the outcome variable of binge drinking and the exposure variables of alcohol-drinking peers, pocket money, and motherâ€™s/fatherâ€™s approval of intoxication.Results:The risk of binge drinking increased with the number of alcohol-drinking peers (trend test, p ` .0001) and with the amount of pocket money spent (trend test, p ` .0001. The association between the motherâ€™s approval of intoxication and binge drinking is complex. Boys had a higher risk of binge drinking (odds ratio, 2.2 [1.1-4.3]) if their mothers approved of their intoxication with alcohol; however, this association was not seen among girls (odds ratio, 1.0 [0.5-2.0]). There was no significant association between the fatherâ€™s approval of intoxication and binge drinking.Conclusion:The proportion of alcohol-drinking peers and the amount of pocket money spent appear to be determinants of adolescent binge drinking. The motherâ€™s approval of intoxication appears to be a determinant for binge drinking among boys but not among girls. The fatherâ€™s approval of intoxication does not appear to be a determinant of binge drinking.

Determinants of Binge Drinking among Adolescents in Denmark

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

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Background and Objective:Binge drinking is a relatively common behavior among adolescents in Denmark. The aim of this study is to assess whether peer alcohol...

Determinants of Binge Drinking among Adolescents in Denmark

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Nov 30, 2013

Page range: 135 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2014-018

Keywords
Adolescents, binge drinking, alcohol, peers, pocket money, parentâ€™s attitudes, determinants

© 2014 Maria Pedersen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Determinants of Binge Drinking among Adolescents in Denmark

Article Category: research-article

Published Online: Nov 30, 2013

Page range: 135 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2014-018

KeywordsAdolescents, binge drinking, alcohol, peers, pocket money, parentâ€™s attitudes, determinants

© 2014 Maria Pedersen et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Adolescents, binge drinking, alcohol, peers, pocket money, parentâ€™s attitudes, determinants