Sibling influence on alcohol use in a young adult, high-risk sample
Sibling influence on alcohol use in a young adult, high-risk sample
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DOI：
10.15288/jsa.2006.67.391
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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C-Iassin, L
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作者：
Trim, RS;Leuthe, E;C-Iassin, L
目的：以前的研究发现，兄弟姐妹在酒精使用方面彼此相似，但没有检查兄弟姐妹对年轻人或高危兄弟姐妹的影响。目前的研究测试了兄弟姐妹是否会影响彼此的酒精使用，以及性别匹配、年龄差异和家庭冲突如何缓和这种影响。方法：在一项正在进行的酗酒儿童纵向研究中，来自兄弟姐妹（n = 169对）和匹配对照的数据在相隔5年的两个时间点收集。结果：哥哥或妹妹的酒精使用预测弟弟或妹妹的酒精使用，即使在控制了共同同伴群体的成员资格和父母酗酒之后也是如此。然而，调节变量证实了这一效应，比如哥哥姐姐的影响只有在性别相同、年龄相近、家庭冲突更严重的兄弟姐妹中才有意义。弟弟妹妹的影响只有在年龄相近的兄弟姐妹中才有意义，这表明在这个亚组中存在对等的同伴效应。结论：目前的研究为兄弟姐妹影响成年后的油酒使用提供了证据，但这种影响的程度取决于兄弟姐妹在年龄和性别上的相似性以及家庭冲突的程度。讨论了基于家庭的理论和干预措施的意义。
Objective: Previous research has found that siblings resemble each other in terms of alcohol use but has not examined sibling influence in Young adult or high-risk siblings. The Current study tested whether siblings prospectively influenced each other's alcohol use and how gender matching, age differences, and family conflict might moderate Such effects, Method: Data from sibling pairs (n = 169 pairs) in an ongoing longitudinal study of children of alcoholics and matched controls were collected at two time points 5 years apart. Results: Older sibling alcohol use predicted younger sibling alcohol use, even after controlling for membership in a shared peer group and for parental alcoholism. However, moderator variables qualified this effect, such that older sibling influence was significant only among sibling pairs who were of the same gender, closer in age, and from higher conflict families. Younger sibling influence was significant only for sibling pairs close in age, suggesting the presence of reciprocal peer-like effects in this subgroup. Conclusions: The current study provides evidence for sibling influence oil alcohol use into adulthood, but the extent of this influence depends on sibling similarity in age and gender and on levels of family conflict. Implications for family-based theory and intervention efforts are discussed.