Alcohol outlet density, parental monitoring, and adolescent deviance: A multilevel analysis

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作者
Freisthler, Bridget [1 ]
Byrnes, Hilary F. [2 ]
Gruenewald, Paul J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Sch Publ Affairs, Dept Social Welf, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[2] Pacific Inst Res & Evaluat, Prevent Res Ctr, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
关键词
Parental monitoring; Alcohol outlet density; Deviance; Adolescents; SPATIAL DYNAMICS; NEIGHBORHOOD-STRUCTURE; DELINQUENCY; DRINKING; BEHAVIOR; CHILDREN; VIOLENCE; AVAILABILITY; DISADVANTAGE; PREDICTORS;
D O I
10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.08.006
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Lower levels of parental monitoring are associated with youth problem behaviors, including substance use and delinquency. Recent studies employing routine activities theory have hypothesized that greater densities of alcohol outlets, particularly bars, may provide parents more opportunities to socialize Outside the home. This, in turn, may decrease a parent's ability to effectively monitor the activities of his or her child, resulting in more deviant behaviors by the adolescent. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), the current study assesses whether or not greater densities of alcohol outlets in zip code areas (n = 50) interact with levels of parental monitoring to affect levels of deviance among adolescents aged 14 to 16 in = 1541). The study finds that adolescents who have higher grade point averages and have not used alcohol report the lowest levels of deviant behaviors. Furthermore, the density of bars interacts with reports of parental monitoring such that adolescents in areas with more bars per roadway mile report lower levels of parental monitoring behaviors, which is associated with higher levels of deviance. These findings suggest that in those areas with greater densities of bars parents may be spending more time away from home, making monitoring of their adolescents more difficult, or parents may be drinking more frequently, thus impairing their ability to adequately monitor their children. Policies and practices that limit the number of bars in neighborhood areas with large populations of adolescents may reduce deviant behaviors. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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