BACKGROUND: The present study aims to investigate the connection linking late childhood's family- and school- social capitals with subsequent alcohol drinking and problems. METHODS: Data were obtained from the Alcohol-Related Experiences among Children survey in Taiwan. A total of 928 6th graders (age 11-12) were recruited from 17 elementary schools in an urban region in 2006 (response rate=61.0%wt); follow-ups were conducted at 8th grade (n=783, follow-up rate=82.6%wt) and young adulthood (age 18-19; n=645, follow-up rate=68.0%wt). Information concerning family social capital, alcohol drinking, and teacher-student relationship was collected by self-administered questionnaires; school social capitals were assessed via questionnaires and official statistics. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate relationship estimates. RESULTS: At 8th grade, nearly one in ten reported having drunk alcohol on four or more occasions (i.e., occasional drinking) in the past year; and 14% reported past-month binge drinking in young adulthood. Effects of family social capital differed by developmental stage; parental involvement appeared prominent in reducing occasional drinking only in adolescence (adjusted Odds Ratio [aOR]=0.54). School social capital (e.g., teacher-student ratio) was salient in shaping alcohol involvement in adolescence (occasional drinking: aOR=0.80, 95% CI=0.63-0.98) and young adulthood (binge drinking: aOR=0.71, 95% CI=0.67-0.86). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings warrant future research on social capitals at family- and school- levels in late childhood, and inform preventive strategies targeting alcohol drinking and problems in young people.
Date:
2019-11-01
Relation:
Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2019 Nov 11;204:Article number 107482.
