Ref ID:	35058
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Yang, M. S. Chang, F. T. Chung, H. H. Chen, S. S. Ko, Y. C.
Title:	[Risk factors related to alcohol use among adolescents of fathers with alcoholism]
Date:	1995
Source:	Kao-Hsiung I Hsueh Ko Hsueh Tsa Chih [Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences]
Abstract:	The purposes of this study were: 1) to investigate the risk factors related to alcohol use among adolescents of fathers with alcoholism. 2) to compare their drinking behaviors with the adolescents whose fathers were non-alcoholics. Sixty-one adolescents, including 29 males and 32 females, aged from 12 to 22 whose fathers were alcoholics formed the case group. 122 age and sex matched adolescents in a ratio of 1:2 whose fathers were non-alcoholics were recruited as the comparison group (normal/control). Data were collected by interview during home visits or by mailing questionnaires to patients. The prevalence rates of drinking, sming and betel-nut chewing among the adolescents of fathers with alcoholism were 67.2%, 19.7%, 18%. There was no significant difference in drinking behavior between the two groups. Beer was the most popular drink in adolescents' drinking habits. The most popular motivation of drinking was the peer pressure by friends. The significant risk factors of alcohol use among the adolescents included male poor mental health status adolescents with behavioral problems and alcohol use amongst classmates or friends.
Date Created:	6/28/2001
Volume:	11
Number:	12
Page Start:	686
Page End:	696