The role of drunken older siblings and drunken peers in the alcohol–violence nexusThe European Journal of Public Health Advance Access published online on May 29, 2009
The present study confirmed the occurrence of cumulative risk processes and demonstrated that excessive alcohol consumption among older siblings and peers represents a crucial contextual factor for the link between adolescents’ risky drinking and violence and delinquency. For prevention, the findings suggest that a focus on peers alone may not be effective if the familial background is not taken into consideration.
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